DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    Oral contraceptive pills function by

    A)  fertilization

    B)  inhibiting ovulation

    C)  reproduction

    D)  None of the above

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Oral contraceptive pills (birth control pills) contain hormones like FSH and LH either in. combination of estrogen or progesterone only, that primarily prevent the release of  eggs or inhibit ovulation. The LH promotes ovulation, formation of corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone from it. Fusion of male and female gametes, ie, sper and ovum forming zygote is  calledfertilization. It may be external (outside the body of female), or internal (inside the body of female). Reproduction is the formation of new similar living organisms by the grown up individuals of 2 species or race.


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