Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1. Placenta acts as an exocrine tissue. 2. In the later phase of pregnancy, a hormone called Relaxin is secreted by the ovary 3. hCG, hPL and relaxin are produced by women only during pregnancy. 4. Decreased production of these hormones is essential for supporting the fetal growth, metabolic changes in the mother and maintenance of pregnancy.

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Placenta acts as an endocrine tissue and produces several hormones like human chorionic gonadotrophins, human placental lactogen, estrogens, progestogens, etc. In the later phase of pregnancy, a hormone called Relaxin is secreted by the ovary hCG, hPL and relaxin are produced by women only during pregnancy. Increased production of these hormones is essential for supporting the fetal growth, metabolic changes in the mother and maintenance of pregnancy.