Which Hormone Causes the Mammary Lobules in the Breast to Contract

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which hormone causes the mammary lobules in the breast to contract, causing milk to flow? Which organ releases the hormone?

• A) prolactin; hypothalamus
• B) prolactin; anterior pituitary
• C) oxytocin; hypothalamus
• D) oxytocin; anterior pituitary
• E) estrogen; ovaries

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