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Oxytocin is a natural hormone produced by a woman's body that causes uterine contractions. They use Pitocin, which is a synthetic oxytocin drug, to induce labor.
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Is a human body chemical of mechanical?
The human body contain ten of thousands of chemical substances. But every living being act also as a mechanical installation.
What is a chemical that can kill bacteria with out harming the human body?
antibiotic
What are the chemical elements the human body is made of?
H20 - water.
What chemical messenger carried in the blood that causes a change in the body?
Hormones
What type of energy does food provide the human body?
The human body converts food energy into work, thermal energy or chemical energy that is stored in fatty tissue.
The most abundant chemical substance in the human body?
The most abundant chemical substance in the human body is water. There are a lot of H2O molecules throughout the human body.
What happens when a chemical involved in muscle contractions called adenosine triphosphate ATP leaves the body?
Rigor mortis
Scientific definition of addiction?
Addiction occurs when a chemical substance that is not natural to the human body attaches itself to a molecule in place of a naturally occurring substance in the human body and in turn slows down or stops production of the proper chemical. When the unnatural chemical is withdrawn the body takes time to produce the natural substance which causes symptoms of withdrawal in the addicted person.
Contractions in the uterus of a pregnant woman push a baby into the birth canal. When this happens contractions in the uterus increase. Which feedback mechanism is used to deliver the baby?
Unlike negative feedback, positive feedback'sare less common in the human body system.During the childbirth process, women will experience a decrease in the hormone named PROGESTERONE. This hormone is believed to initiate a small contractions of the uterus.Oxytocin causes much stronger contractions of the uterus. As the contraction increase in seize and length the baby moves towards the opening of the uterus.The descend of the baby causes stronger contractions, which release more oxytocin, which causes stronger contractions until the baby expels. Once the baby is expelled from the uterus the uterine contractions stop.The uterine contractions stop, stops the release of oxytocin, which stops the contracts as well. The hypothalamus stimulates the release of hormones by the pituitary gland.
What is the energy in a human body?
Energy is stored as chemical energy in human body. It is consumed when required.
Why is the sum of all chemical reaction in the human body known as metabolism?
The sum of the chemical processes in the human body, or in any living body for that matter, is called "metabolism".
What causes motion of the human body?
energy
Is a human body chemical of mechanical?
The human body contain ten of thousands of chemical substances. But every living being act also as a mechanical installation.
Which is known as chemical factory in human body?
heart
Is the exchange of air between the human body and the environment the result of coordinated contractions of the muscles of the rib cage and the lungs?
yes
What does carbonated water do for the human body?
Causes burping!
How many types of muscle actions or movements?
How many different types of musclesare there in the human body? How many different types of musclesare there in the human body?
