Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Fifth Edition

Lawrence Impey, Tim Child

Multiple Choice Questions

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Chapter 14, Question 1.


1. Identify true statements from the following.

A The oocyte is fertilized in the main uterine corpus.

B The blastocyst invades the myometrium and its outer layer, the trophoblast, forms the placenta.

C The trophoblast produces hormones almost immediately, notably human placental lactose (detected in pregnancy tests), which will peak at 12 weeks.

D Placental morphology is complete at 4–5 weeks.

E A heartbeat is established at 6 weeks.

F None of the above.