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Question
Which of the following hormones is not sereted by anterior pit?
Options
Growth hormone
Follicle stimulating hormone
Oxytocin
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
Solution
Oxytocin
Explanation:
The pars distalis region of the pituitary, commonly called anterior pituitary, produces 6 Growth Hormone (GH), Prolactin (PRL), Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (ACTH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH). Neurohypophysis (pars nervosa) also known as posterior pituitary, stores and releases two hormones called oxytocin and vasopressin, which are actually synthesised by the hypothalamus and are transported axonally to the neurohypophysis.
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