Its release is stimulated by distensions of cervix, decrease in progesterone level in blood and neural stimuli during parturition and suckling:
Correct answer: C. Oxytocin
- A. Prolactin
- B. Antidiuretic hormone
- C. Oxytocin
- D. Luteinizing hormone
Explanation
Oxytocin release rises when the cervix is stretched during labour and during suckling; it promotes uterine contractions and milk ejection. Prolactin supports milk production but does not produce this cervical-distension reflex.
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