NEET 2006 Biology question

Which of the following is an accumulation and release centre of neurohormones ?

(1)Posterior pituitary lobeCorrect
(2)Intermediate lobe of the pituitary
(3)Hypothalamus
(4)Anterior pituitary lobe

Answer: (1)

Solution

The neurohormones oxytocin and vasopressin (ADH) are synthesised by neurosecretory cells of the hypothalamus; their axons run down to the posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis), where the hormones are stored and from where they are released into the blood. So the

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