An infant suckling at a mother's breast will stimulate the mother's hypothalamus to release _____, which is carried down the ____ and stimulates ____.

a. prolactin (PRL); hypothalamohypophyseal portal system; milk production
b. oxytocin (OT); hypothalamohypophyseal portal system; milk ejection
c. PRL; hypothalamohypophyseal portal system; milk production
d. OT; hypothalamohypophyseal tract; milk ejection
e. PRL; hypothalamohypophyseal tract; milk production


Answer: d. OT; hypothalamohypophyseal tract; milk ejection

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