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#Question id: 12081


During pregnancy, the uterine smooth muscle is quiescent. During the 9th month of gestation the uterine muscle becomes progressively more excitable. What factors contribute to the increase in excitability?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Placental estrogen synthesis rises to high rates
  2. Progesterone synthesis by the placenta decreases
  3. Uterine blood flow reaches its highest rate
  4. Prostaglandin E2 synthesis by the placenta decreases