I thought you all might appreciate some humor on a Monday morning. I was grading exams this weekend from my "Introduction to Physical Anthropology" class. I had lectured about lactational amenorrhea and typical patterns of reproduction in hunter-gatherer societies, and explained to the students that prolactin both increases the milk supply and suppresses ovulation (yes, I know that the most recent research says it is oxytocin that suppresses ovulation, not prolactin, but haven't read it yet myself, so stuck to the standard version). On the exam I asked the students to provide the name of the hormone responsible for increasing milk supply and suppressing ovulation. These are some of the incorrect responses I got (Note: many people skip class, maybe 15 or so out of 80 every class, and try to get by on just reading the book, which doesn't cover these topics): oxytocin, estrogen, lactase, "The prostate gland produces oxytocin hormone," oxyuridase, lactose, estrogen, lactate, lactoferrin, progesterone, estrogen, progestrine, lactagen, progesterone, lactose, estrogen, lactase, lactose, lactase, pactacine, prolactase, lactase, oxytocin, estrogen, protactin, progesterin, lh, lactaid, estrogen, lactose, lactose, and a few blank. Think I'll have to remind them today..... I especially like the one confusing the pituitary with the prostate. Reminds me of the girl who said her mother had had breast cancer and had to have a vasectomy! Kathy Dettwyler, who always feels it's her fault when the students don't learn what was presented in lecture.