If You Wanted to Alter Breast Milk Production in a New

question 25

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to alter breast milk production in a new mother having trouble feeding her baby due to poor milk supply,you would look at the hormone prolactin,since it is produced by the ________ and targets the ________.

• A) anterior pituitary; mammary glands
• B) anterior pituitary; pancreas
• C) posterior pituitary; kidney
• D) posterior pituitary; mammary glands
• E) posterior pituitary; pancreas

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Definitions:

Protein Synthesis

The biological process by which cells generate new proteins, involving transcription of DNA to mRNA and then translation of mRNA on ribosomes to assemble the protein.

Ketogenesis

Production of ketone bodies, such as from acetyl-CoA.

Gluconeogenesis

A metabolic pathway that results in the generation of glucose from certain non-carbohydrate carbon substrates such as lactate, glycerol, and amino acids.

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins, serving as the building blocks of proteins and are essential for the synthesis of hormones and neurotransmitters.