Question

Match the columns and find out the correct combination

A	Oxytocin	(i)	Stimulates ovulation
B	Prolactin	(ii)	Implantation and maintanance of pregnancy
C	LH	(iii)	Uterine muscle contraction
D	Progesterone	(iv)	Lactation

• A. A - (iii), B - (ii), C - (iv), D - (i)
• B. A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (ii)
• C. A - (ii), B - (iii), C - (iv), D - (i)
• D. A - (iv), B - (i), C - (ii), D - (iii)

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (ii)

A- iii: The hormone oxytocin is responsible for the rhythmic contractions of the uterus during parturition.

B- iv: Prolactin is responsible for the lactation in which the milk formation takes place in the mammary glands of the pregnant female.

C- i: LH surge is responsible for the ovulation in which the egg is released from the mature Graafian follicle.

D- ii: Progesterone is responsible for the increase in the cell lining leading to implantation and maintenance of pregnancy.