ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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Question
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Which of these hormones stimulates the contraction of the uterus during childbirth?
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Prolactin
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Oxytocin
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Oestrogen
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Progesterone
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Oxytocin is a natural hormone that stimulates uterine contractions in childbirth and lactation after childbirth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oxytocin injection is used to begin or improve contractions during labor. Oxytocin also is used to reduce bleeding after childbirth. It also may be used along with other medications or procedures to end a pregnancy. Oxytocin is in a class of medications called oxytocic hormones.
Detailed explanation-3: -The myometrium allows for the expansion and contraction of the uterine cavity and is responsive to the hormone oxytocin.
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