MCQ
A temporaryendocrine gland in the human body is
- Acorpus cardiacum
- ✓corpus luteum
- Ccorpus allatum
- Dpineal gland.
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
corpus luteum
b
(b) : Corpus luteum is a temporary endocrine gland in human females. It secretes progesterone which stimulates the uterine glands to produce increased amount of watery mucus and is also essential for maintenance of endothelium. In absence of fertilisation, corpus luteum disintegrate leading to menstruation.
(b) : Corpus luteum is a temporary endocrine gland in human females. It secretes progesterone which stimulates the uterine glands to produce increased amount of watery mucus and is also essential for maintenance of endothelium. In absence of fertilisation, corpus luteum disintegrate leading to menstruation.
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