Discuss the effects of prolactin and oxytocin on a female during pregnancy
What will be an ideal response?
Prolactin secreted from the anterior pituitary stimulates milk production by the mammary glands. Oxytocin from the fetal and maternal hypothalamus is secreted during the second and third trimesters and peaks during labor to stimulate uterine contractions and allow milk release from the mammary glands.
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Flexing of the knee will allow one to palpate the hamstring muscle tendons along the anterior aspect of the knee joint.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) fundus B) cardia C) body D) antrum E) pylorus
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A) calyces. B) columnar nephrons. C) cortical nephrons. D) perimedullary nephrons. E) juxtamedullary nephrons.