Indicate which description matches the item by writing the appropriate letter in the blank.
-zona pellucida
A)Special milk produced during the first five days postpartum.
B)Evacuated from the uterus as "afterbirth."
C)Super-rich endometrial tissue at the implantation site.
D)The two-cell layered trophoblastic tissue that forms the fetal portion of the placenta.
E)The intervening membrane between the developing oocyte and surrounding granulosa cells.

Question

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The zona pellucida is the membrane that separates the developing oocyte (egg) from the surrounding granulosa cells.

Answer: C
 The super-rich endometrial tissue at the implantation site is called the decidua.

Answer: D
The two-cell layered trophoblastic tissue that forms the fetal portion of the placenta is called the chorion.

Answer: B
 The "afterbirth" is the placenta and attached membranes that are expelled from the uterus after giving birth.

Answer: A
 The special milk produced during the first five days postpartum is called colostrum.

Indicate Which Description Matches the Item by Writing the Appropriate