The hormones that initiates ejection of milk, stimulates milk production and growth of ovarian follicles are respectively known as
A
PRL, OT and LH
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B
LH, PRL and FSH
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C
OT, PRL and FSH
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D
PRH, OT and LH
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Solution
The correct option is B OT, PRL and FSH Oxytocin acts as a hormone which is responsible for milk ejection. The hormone causes the release of milk on the suckling action by the baby. Prolactin is the hormone released from the anterior pituitary. The hormone helps in the enlargement of mammary glands in pregnant females. The hormone causes milk production during pregnancy. FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) is a gonadotropin. The hormone is called as gonadotropin because it has an effect on gonads, testes in males and ovaries in females. The hormone cause development of the follicles in the ovary to form Graafian follicle.