Milk production is triggered in breasts following several days of ____ production by the ____.
A)prolactin; hypothalamus
B)prolactin; anterior pituitary
C)oxytocin; hypothalamus
D)oxytocin; anterior pituitary
E)estrogen; ovaries

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Milk production is triggered by the release of prolactin from the anterior pituitary gland. Prolactin stimulates milk production in the mammary glands. Oxytocin, on the other hand, stimulates milk let-down or ejection from the breasts.

Milk Production Is Triggered in Breasts Following Several Days of ____