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Fill in the blank with the correct option provided in the bracket.

(Insulin/Oxytocin/Aldosterone) is a neuropeptide hormone.

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Important Questions on Human Reproduction

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Which of these is not an important component of initiation of parturition in humans?
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The signals for the parturition process originate from
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Match the following

  List-I   List-II
(A) Oogenesis (I) Oxytocin
(B) Ovulation (II) Melanocyte stimulating hormone
(C) Parturition (III) Luteotropic hormone
(D) Milk production (IV) Follicle stimulating hormone
    (V) Luteinising hormone

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What is colostrum. Name any of the disease resisting antibodies present in it. 
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What is colostrum? Write its significance.
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Why do doctors recommend breastfeeding during the initial period of infant growth?
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_____ is the first fluid released from a mother's mammary glands. (Colostrum/Lactation)
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Name the important mammary gland secretion that provides resistance to a newborn?
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What is colostrum? How is milk production hormonally regulated.
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Parveen is a modern working woman. She gave birth to a baby three weeks ago. She has a hectic schedule. She requested her mother-in-law to feed the powdered milk to the baby. However, her mother-in-law asked her for breastfeeding.

Read the above passage and answer the following question:

If Parveen does not breastfeed the baby, what health problem she can face?

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Why is breast feeding recommended during the initial period of an infant's growth? Give reasons.
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Parveen is a modern working woman. She gave birth to a baby three weeks ago. She has a hectic schedule. She requested her mother-in-law to feed the powdered milk to the baby. However, her mother-in-law asked her for breastfeeding.

Read the above passage and answer the following question:

Who is right Parveen or her mother-in-law? 

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Name the hormone required for the following:
The functioning of mammary gland (Oxytocin/ Prolactin/ Serotonin)
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Name the first fluid released by the mammary glands after birth.
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Milk secretion in a lactating woman is controlled by _____. 
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Parveen is a modern working woman. She gave birth to a baby three weeks ago. She has a hectic schedule. She requested her mother-in-law to feed the powdered milk to the baby. However, her mother-in-law asked her for breastfeeding.

Read the above passage and answer the following question:

Why is breastfeeding important?