Milk Production is Stimulated by ________, Milk Ejection is Stimulated

Question

Milk production is stimulated by ________, milk ejection is stimulated by ________.
A) somatomedin; MSH
B) prolactin; oxytocin
C) oxytocin; prolactin
D) MSH; somatomedin
E) LH; FSH

Accepted Answer

Milk production is stimulated by the hormone prolactin, which is produced by the anterior pituitary gland. Milk ejection, or the "let-down" reflex, is stimulated by oxytocin, a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary gland.