This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Endocrinology, Subject name: Physiology
[{'content': 'All of the following development events are dependent on the production of maternal or fetal glucocoicoid, except \nSelect and explain. \nA. Induction of thymic involution, B. Production of surfactant by type II alveolar cells, C. Functional thyroid, D. Functional hypothalamic pituitary axis', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: D \nExplanation: Glucocoicoids most notably act during late gestation to stimulate surfactant production by the lung. ... In utero, the endometrium, placenta and embryo/fetus are each exposed to physiological glucocoicoids arising from either maternal or fetal adrenal glands Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition page number:590,581,592', 'role': 'assistant'}]