Hormonal Regulation | MCQs

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Prolactin is responsible for the production of milk in the human body.

It stimulates the mammary glands to produce milk, especially after childbirth.

Prolactin works in conjunction with oxytocin, which helps release the milk.

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Personality plays a major role in how an individual reacts to stress.

Different personality traits, such as resilience, optimism, or neuroticism, can significantly influence how a person perceives and copes with stressful situations. 

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The fertile time in the menstrual cycle is typically considered to be 9–15 days,

Especially for individuals with a 28-day cycle, with the most fertile days being around ovulation

Which occurs around day 14 of a 28-day cycle.

However, the fertile window can vary depending on the length of the menstrual cycle and individual factors.

Encompassing the days leading up to ovulation and the day of ovulation 

Itself, as sperm can live for several days in the female reproductive tract, while the egg lives for about 24 hours. 

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Calcitonin is a hormone that your thyroid gland makes and releases to help regulate calcium levels in your blood by decreasing it.

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Due to the process of follicle atresia, the follicle degenerates.

Atresia is the breakdown of immature ovarian follicles, which prevents them from maturing and ovulating.