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Assertion :Prolactin is called 'Milk ejection hormone'. Reason: Prolactin simulates contraction of smooth muscles of mammary glands.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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The correct option is D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
  • The anterior pituitary secretes prolactin which stimulates the production of milk and therefore called as the milk-producing hormone.
  • Oxytocin is released by the posterior pituitary and stimulates the ejection of milk from the mammary glands.
So, the correct option is 'Both assertion and reason are incorrect'.

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