Question

The fully developed foetus gives signals for uterine contractions by secreting ______ hormones.

Options

• Oxytocin and ACTH

• Oxytocin and corticosteroids

• ACTH and prostaglandins

• ACTH and corticosteroids

Answer 1

The fully developed foetus gives signals for uterine contractions by secreting ACTH and corticosteroids hormones.

Explanation:

• The fully grown foetus begins parturition (childbirth) at the conclusion of the pregnancy.
• The fetus’s ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) stimulates the foetal adrenal gland to release corticosteroids.
• Oxytocin acts later in the process, but these hormones help set off a chain reaction in the mother that results in uterine contractions.