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What is the medical term meaning a hormone that stimulates contraction of the uterus during labor?
The medical term for a hormone that stimulates contraction of the uterus during labor is oxytocin.
Why do girls have cramps during periods?
The uterus is a muscle. During menses it contracts to expel the uterine lining and menstrual blood. This is a mild from of the contraction it does to push out a baby. The contraction can press against a blood vessel and cut off the blood supply. This pinching off of the blood supply causes the cramping.Answer 2:I believe it's because of the shedding of the uterus lining.
What is oxytocin and what role does it play in human reproduction?
Oxytocin is a hormone released by the pituitary gland. It causes increased contraction of the uterus during labor. Next time, actually do your bio homework though (;
Why do females cramp when they are on they period?
The uterus is a muscle. During menses it contracts to expel menstrual blood. This is a mild from of the contraction it does to push out a baby. The contraction can press against a blood vessel and cut off the blood supply. This pinching off of the blood supply causes the cramping.
What is the role of prostaglandins in the function of the uterus?
Prostaglandins are hormones that play a key role in the contraction and relaxation of the muscles in the uterus. They help regulate the menstrual cycle, induce labor during childbirth, and control blood flow to the uterus.
What is the layer of the uterus responsible for contraction?
I think the myometrium
What is the contraction of a uterus?
Uterine contractions occur when a pregnant woman goes into labor. The purpose is to dilate the cervix and to push the baby into the vagina, out of the uterus, during birth. The uterus continues to contract after expelling the baby and placenta to clamp down on any bleeding (prevent hemorrhage) and shrink the uterus.
Meaning of contraction of the uterus?
This is the result of your uterus stretching to accommadate your babies arrival Its the way the uterus resizes itself before and after the baby comes
What causes muscles of the uterus to contract during childbirth?
Oxitosin is the hormone. It is secreted by pituitary.
What is the medical term meaning without contraction?
Asystole means without contraction of the heart. Atony is a term used to denote no normal muscle contraction of the uterus.
What hormone stimulates the contraction of the muscles in the uterus and secretion of milk in the mammary gland?
Uterine contractions are stimulated by the release of Oxytocin a hypothalamic hormone which has uterine contracting and milk releasing actions.
What are the organ and system involved when uterine contraction occurs?
uterus is the organ and reproductive/endocrine system cause the contraction (hormone-oxytocin is released in the body that causes the contractions to occur. If a woman is induced for labor pitocin is given which is the "man made" form of oxytocin
