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NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER 1999

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                The function of oxytocin is to help in:                                                                                                        

    A)             growth  

    B)                 lactation              

    C)             childbirth

    D)             gametogenesis

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                Oxytocin causes contraction of the smooth muscles of myometrium forcing the foetus out of the uterus. Oxytocin is also involved in ejection of milk, but not lactation (actual production of milk). For milk to be produced, prolactin must be present.


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