A woman in the third trimester of her first pregnancy expresses fear about the birth canal being wide enough for her to push the
baby through it during labor. she is a petite person, and the baby seems so large. she asks the nurse how this will be possible. to help alleviate the client's fears, the nurse should mention the role of the hormone that softens the cervix and collagen in the joints, which allows dilation and enlargement of the birth canal. what is this hormone
<span>Relaxin, secreted by the corpus luteum of the ovary as well as the placenta, is responsible for helping to inhibit uterine activity and to soften the cervix and the collagen in joints. Softening of the cervix allows for dilatation at birth; softening of collagen allows for laxness in the lower spine and so helps enlarge the birth canal. The effect of estrogen is to cause breast and uterine enlargement. Progesterone has a major role in maintaining the endometrium, inhibiting uterine contractility, and aiding in the development of the breasts for lactation. Human placental lactogen (hPL), also known as human chorionic somatomammotropin, serves as an antagonist to insulin, making insulin less effective, thereby allowing more glucose to become available for fetal growth.</span>
The electron transport chain (ETC) is the final step of cellular respiration and takes place in the mitochondrion.
The final step in cellular respiration is the electron transport chain. This is sometimes abbreviated as ETC. ETC needs oxygen, which means aerobic process. It occurs at the edges of the inner lining of mitochondria. These handles are called cristae.
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
