Multiple choice

Some hormones such as oxytocin are produced in the hypothalamus but:

  1. Secreted by the posterior pituitary gland

  2. Secreted by the anterior pituitary gland
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Explanation

Oxytocin is synthesized by neuronal cell bodies in the hypothalamus and transported down axons to the posterior pituitary gland. It is stored there and subsequently released into the bloodstream.

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