Question

Select the correct option with respect to the hormone and its site of production.

• A. Progesterone - Graafian follicle
• B. Human placental lactogen - Corpus luteum
• C. Follicle stimulating hormone - Hypothalamus
• D. Human chorionic gonadotropin - Placenta

Answer 1

The correct option is D Human chorionic gonadotropin - Placenta

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone secreted by the placenta.
Presence of hCG in the urine confirms pregnancy.

Progesterone is produced by the corpus luteum which is formed from the ruptured Graafian follicle after ovulation.

Human placental lactogen is secreted by the placenta.

Follicle stimulating hormone is secreted by the anterior pituitary.