Multiple choice

Which of the following hormones is secreted by the hypothalamus as well as the digestive tract?

  1. Calcitonin

  2. Corticotropin-releasing hormone

  3. Gastrin

  4. Secretin

  5. Somatostatin

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E Correct answer
Explanation

Somatostatin is secreted in several locations in the digestive system: stomach, intestine, and delta cells of the pancreas. In hypothalamus, somatostatin is produced by neuroendocrine neurons of the ventro medial nucleus.