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The paraventricular nuclei make oxytocin. Which hormone do the supraoptic nuclei make?
AAdrenocorticotropic hormone
BAntidiuretic hormone
CMelanocyte-stimulating hormone
DThyroid-stimulating hormone
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Antidiuretic hormone
1. Two hypothalamic nuclei supply the posterior pituitary with its stored hormones.
2. The paraventricular nuclei make oxytocin, so the other hormone belongs to the supraoptic nuclei.
3. That hormone is antidiuretic hormone, which travels down the axons to the posterior lobe.
4. Adrenocorticotropic hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone are made by the anterior lobe itself.
5. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone comes from the zone between the two lobes, not from a hypothalamic nucleus.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 17 "The Endocrine System", section 17.3 The Pituitary Gland and Hypothalamus_
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