A 28-Year-Old Woman Has Been in the First Stage of Labor

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Essay

A 28-year-old woman has been in the first stage of labor for several hours.Her uterine contractions are weak,and her labor is not progressing normally.Because the woman insists upon a vaginal delivery,the physician orders that pitocin (a synthetic oxytocin)be infused.What will be the effect of pitocin? What is the normal mechanism by which oxytocin acts to promote birth?

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Definitions:

Felsic Minerals

Light-colored minerals that are rich in silica and aluminum, commonly found in continental crust rocks like granite.

Mafic Minerals

Dark-colored minerals that are rich in magnesium and iron, commonly found in basalt and gabbro.

Igneous Rocks

Rocks formed from the cooling and solidification of molten magma or lava.

Volcanic Glass

A shiny and smooth rock formed when molten lava cools rapidly without crystallizing.