Question 149 · LEK · Physiology
Indicate the false sentence concerning the influence of progesterone on the female body:
- A. progesterone has a diuretic effect.
- B. progesterone thickens cervical mucus.
- C. progesterone increases glycogen synthesis.
- D. progesterone increases the thickness of the myometrium and the rate of peristaltic waves of the fallopian tubes.
- E. progesterone increases body temperature.
Hint
Compare progesterone's relaxing effect on smooth muscle with estrogen's stimulating effect on the fallopian tubes.
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