What are the two hormones released by the neurohypophysis?
What are the two hormones released by the neurohypophysis?
Growth hormone and prolactin
Melanocyte stimulating hormone and vasopressin
Oxytocin and adrenocorticotrophic hormone
Thyroid stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone
Solution
The neurohypophysis, also known as the posterior pituitary, stores and releases two hormones called oxytocin and vasopressin, which are actually synthesized by the hypothalamus and transported axonally to the neurohypophysis.