PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Question
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Which of these hormones stimulates the contractions 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 (Oxt or OT) is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. Present in animals since early stages of evolution, in humans it plays roles in behavior that include social bonding, reproduction, childbirth, and the period after childbirth.
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