HORMONES PRODUCED BY THE POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND (NEUROHYPOPHYSIS)

Question 1

Capable of releasing hormone but not capable of producing it.

Answer 1

Posterior Pituitary Gland

Question 2

The hormones released are synthesized in the

Answer 2

supraoptic (ADH) and paraventricular nuclei (oxytocin) of the hypothalamus

Question 3

The release of these hormones occurs in response to serum osmolality or by

Answer 3

suckling

Question 4

Hormones produces are controlled by the

Answer 4

CNS