Imagine that a woman is in the final week of her pregnancy. Her doctor gives her an injection of oxytocin. The likely result of this is that the pregnant woman would _____

A) undergo the loss of oxytocin receptors from her uterine smooth muscle cells
B) stop secreting prostaglandins from the placenta
C) undergo vigorous contractions of her uterine muscles
D) increase the synthesis and secretion of progesterone
E) be prevented from lactation


Answer: C

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