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Oxytocin and vasopressin are stored and released by which part of the pituitary?
AThe powdered lobe
BThe posterior lobe
CThe posted lobe
DThe polished lobe
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The posterior lobe
1. These two hormones are made in the hypothalamus, not the pituitary.
2. They travel down axons to be stored elsewhere.
3. The neurohypophysis, also known as posterior pituitary, stores and releases oxytocin and vasopressin.
4. So the answer is the posterior lobe.
_Source: NCERT Class XI Biology, Ch 19 'Chemical Coordination and Integration'_
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