Q. Which of the following is an accumulation and release centre of neurohormones ?
A) Posterior pituitary lobe
B) Intermediate lobe of the pituitary
C) Hypothalamus
D) Anterior pituitary lobe
Explanation
[Solution from source] Oxytocin and vasopressin are made by hypothalamic neurons, travel down their axons, and are stored in and released from the posterior pituitary. The hypothalamus produces these neurohormones but the place where they collect and are released is the neurohypophysis. Answer (1).
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