Assertion: Oxytocin is called 'milk-ejection hormone'. Reason: Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of uterus and stimulates its contraction.

Question

Assertion: Oxytocin is called 'milk-ejection hormone'. Reason: Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of uterus and stimulates its contraction. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

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Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of our body and stimulates their contraction. In females, it stimulates a vigorous contraction of uterus at the time of child birth, and milk ejection from the mammary gland during suckling.

Q. Assertion : Oxytocin is called 'milk-ejection hormone'. Reason : Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of uterus and stimulates its contraction.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of our body and stimulates their contraction. In females, it stimulates a vigorous contraction of uterus at the time of child birth, and milk ejection from the mammary gland during suckling.

Q. Assertion : Oxytocin is called 'milk-ejection hormone'.
Reason : Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of uterus and stimulates its contraction.