he hormone oxytocin Select one: A. increases a woman's appetite during pregnancy. B. reduces the ability of blood to clot during the birth process. C. enables the "let-down" reflex to occur when a woman breastfeeds her baby. D. suppresses energy metabolism during pregnancy

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Amanda Parks

22 January, 11:35

he hormone oxytocin Select one: A. increases a woman's appetite during pregnancy. B. reduces the ability of blood to clot during the birth process. C. enables the "let-down" reflex to occur when a woman breastfeeds her baby. D. suppresses energy metabolism during pregnancy

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Naomi Howe · Answer 1

Answer: option C) enables the "let-down" reflex to occur when a woman breastfeeds her baby.

Explanation:

Oxytocin is a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland. It stimulates the contractions of smooth muscles such as

- uterus facilitating childbirth

- ducts of the mammary glands resulting in ejection of milk. Thus, it is also called as milk-let-down-ejection factor.

So, option C is the correct answer

Anne Villanueva · Answer 2

Answer: C). enables the "let-down" reflex to occur when a woman breastfeeds her baby.

Explanation: Oxytocin is a hormone which has two main functions in females. Oxytocin plays a vital role in labour by increasing uterine movement, and causes contraction of the uterine muscles. It triggers the ejection of milk (let down effect) from the mammary gland by stimulating the contraction of the muscles surrounding the breast. It is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland.