NEET Biology question

GnRH, a hypothalamic hormone needed in females for reproduction, acts on [NEET 2017]

(A)Anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and FSHCorrect
(B)Posterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of oxytocin and FSH
(C)Posterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and relaxin
(D)Anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and oxytocin

Answer: (A)

Solution

The posterior pituitary does not respond to GnRH (it only stores/releases hypothalamic neurohormones directly), ruling out (b) and (c); and oxytocin is not released in response to GnRH,

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