Which of the following secretes the hormone, relaxin, during the later phase of pregnancy?
- Uterus
- Graafian follicle
- Corpus luteum
- Foetus
Answer
(3) Corpus luteum
Solution
As per NCERT, relaxin is secreted by the ovary in the later phase of pregnancy.
⇒ In the ovary, the endocrine structure present during pregnancy is the corpus luteum (the Graafian follicle has already ruptured at ovulation).
∴ Relaxin is secreted by the corpus luteum.
Answer: (3)