Oxytocin and $\mathrm{ADH}$ are produced by hypothalamus and released from

Oxytocin and $\mathrm{ADH}$ are produced by hypothalamus and released from
  1. anterior pituitary
  2. posterior pituitary
  3. pineal gland
  4. thymus.

Solution

The secretion of the posterior lobe is known as pituitrin and it contains two hormones - oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or vasopressin. The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland does not secrete any hormone, rather it stores and releases the hormones secreted by the hypothalamus.

Asked in: NEET 2022 (Phase 2)

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