Question

The mammary glands enlargement during pregnancy primarily as a consequence of what hormonal process?

Answer 1

Answer:

c-hormonal hyperplasia

Explanation:

When there is increase in the number  of cells and tissues that appear normal under the  microscope,Hyperplasia is said to occur.If these occur in cells of an endocrine gland of a system,then it is refers to as hormonal hyperplasia.

Therefore during pregnancy,the proliferation of the glandular epithelium  in a pregnant woman (and at puberty in a females are examples of hormonal hyperlasia.

Its possible causes are;

a  surge in local production s of growth factors,

In the numbers of growth factors receptors on the  cells receptive to the factors,

and   due to activation of   specific intrancellular signalling pathways.