Question

The nursing student is conducting a clinical conference regarding the hormones that are related to pregnancy, and the instructor asks the student about the function of progesterone. Which response made by the student indicates an understanding of the function of this hormone?

Answer 1

Answer:

Hormones are the chemical messages of the body that transfer the chemical messages in the body. Human chorionic gonadotropin is known as the pregnancy hormone and maintains pregnancy with the functioning of the other hormones as well.

The progesterone hormone levels high during the pregnancy period. The main functioning of this hormone is the thickening of the uterus and prepare the uterus lining for the implantation of the uterus. This also helps in the relaxation of smooth muscle.

Answer 2

Answer:

"It maintains the uterine lining for implantation and relaxes all smooth muscle, including the uterus."

Explanation:

Progesterone is a hormone released by the corpus luteum, a structure formed after the ovarian follicle gets ruptured.

The release of progesterone helps the female reproductive structure to prepare for the phase if fertilization occurs that is the pregnancy phase. The progesterone thus helps in maintaining the uterine wall by their thickening the uterine wall that is to prepare for the implantation. The progesterone also helps the relaxation of the smooth muscle.

Thus, the selected option is the correct answer.