What is a unique feature of the posterior pituitary? Question 3 options: it produces 5 types of hormones it stores hormones produces in the brain hormone secretion is induced by exercise it does not produce hormones
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The posterior pituitary is primarily responsible for the storage and release of hormones that are produced in the hypothalamus. Show more…
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The posterior pituitary gland synthesizes growth hormone, releases four different hormones, and contains pituicytes and the axons of neurosecretory cells that originate in the hypothalamus. It does not release seven different hormones and is not called the adenohypophysis.
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Classify the statements as belonging to either the anterior or posterior pituitary. 1. It stores hormones that are synthesized by the hypothalamus. 2. It is linked to the hypothalamus by the hypophyseal portal system. 3. It releases two hormones. 4. It is comprised of nervous tissue and is not a true gland. 5. It releases oxytocin. 6. It secretes and synthesizes six hormones. 7. It has three parts: the median eminence, the infundibulum, and the pars nervosa. 8. The hypothalamus controls it via hormones. 9. It secretes growth hormone. 10. It has no nervous connection to the hypothalamus.
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