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Human Reproduction

Question
CBSEENBI12002597

Signal from fully developed foetus and placental ultimately lead to parturition which requires the release of 

  • oestrogen fro placenta

  • oxytocin from maternal pituitary

  • oxytocin from foetal pituitary

  • relaxin from the placenta

Solution

B.

oxytocin from maternal pituitary

The process of giving birth to a baby is called parturition. Parturition is induced by a complex neuroendocrine mechanism. The signals for parturition originate from the fully-developed foetus and t he placenta which requires the release of oxytocin from the posterior lobe of the maternal pituitary.