KROK 1 2023 – Question 89 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
The corpus luteum forms during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. This temporary endocrine gland stimulates the synthesis of a certain hormone. What hormone is it?
- A. Progesterone
- B. Corticosterone
- C. Parathyroid hormone
- D. Aldosterone
- E. Testosterone
Hint
Sort the options by the gland that makes them (adrenal cortex, parathyroid, testis, ovary) and decide which is a major product of the ovary in the second half of the cycle.
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