Human Physiology
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Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
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Chapter 20, Problem 13RA
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The agents responsible for the stimulation of uterine contractions.
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The fully grown fetus is expelled from the mother’s body at the end of the pregnancy and this process is known as parturition. Various factors including hormones aid in this process. Secretions from the posterior pituitary as well as the uterus trigger contractions in the uterine wall.
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