Chemical Coordination and Integration · NEET Preparation Zoology
Which physiological event is primarily stimulated by oxytocin?
Practice question from Chemical Coordination and Integration (NEET Preparation Zoology), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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Which physiological event is primarily stimulated by oxytocin?
- A.Synthesis of milk by mammary glands
- B.Ejection of milk from mammary glandsCorrect answer
- C.Increase in blood calcium concentration
- D.Reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
Solution
Oxytocin causes contraction of the smooth muscles of the uterus during childbirth and the myoepithelial cells of mammary glands, leading to milk ejection. Milk production is mainly stimulated by prolactin.
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