PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Question
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Oxytocin is responsible for ____
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eliminating toxins in the body.
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uterine contraction during childbirth.
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female secondary sex characteristics.
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growth of uterine lining.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Oxytocin is a natural hormone that stimulates uterine contractions in childbirth and lactation after childbirth. It also affects aspects of human behavior and the male and female reproductive systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oxytocin contracts the uterus and promotes the progress of labour. A large oxytocin pulse occurs with the birth, and pulses continue afterwards, which help the new mother to birth the placenta, prevent bleeding, and warm her chest for skin-to-skin contact with her baby.
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