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Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Oxytocin stimulates contraction of:

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testis

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ovary

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uterus

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Solution

The correct option is C uterus
Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of our body and stimulates their contraction. In females, it stimulates a vigorous contraction of the uterus at the time of childbirth, and milk ejection from the mammary gland.
So the correct answer is the uterus.

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