Question
Download Solution PDFMilk Ietdown hormone is ______
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Oxytocin.
- Milk letdown means the ejection of a mother's milk from the alveoli of the breast into the mammary ducts and to the nipple.
- When the nipple is sucked the Prolactin acts on the milk-making tissues.
- The Oxytocin hormone causes the breast to push out or 'let down' the milk.
Additional Information
Prolactin
- Prolactin is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland which sits at the bottom of the brain.
- Prolactin causes breasts to grow and develop and causes milk to be made after a baby is born.
Oestrogen
- Oestrogen is the primary female sex hormone.
- It is responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.
Progesterone
- Progesterone prepares the endometrium for the potential of pregnancy after ovulation.
- It triggers the lining to thicken to accept a fertilized egg.
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