Which of the following hormones is responsible for both the milk ejection reflex and the foetal ejection reflex?

1. Estrogen 2. Prolactin
3. Oxytocin 4. Relaxin
Subtopic:  Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
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Match the source gland with its respective hormone as well as the function. 

Source
gland
Hormone Function
(a) Posterior
pituitary
Vasopressin Stimulates reabsorption
of water in the distal
tubules in the nephron
(b) Corpus
luteum
Prolactin Supports pregnancy
(c) Thyroid Thyroxine Regulates blood calcium
level
(d) Anterior
pituitary
Oxytocin Contraction of uterus
muscles during childbirth

1.  (a)

2.  (b)

3.  (c)

4.  (d)

Subtopic:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus | Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary | Thyroid Gland Part I |
 78%
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AIPMT - 2011
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Oxytocin mainly helps in:
1.  Milk production
2.  Childbirth
3.  Diuresis
4.  Gametogenesis

Subtopic:  Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
 85%
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AIPMT - 1999
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Which hormone is concerned with the concentration of urine:
1.  Oxytocin
2.  Vasopressin
3.  Prolactin
4.  Cortisol

Subtopic:  Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
 93%
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AIPMT - 1999
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