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Which of the following is an accumulation and release centre of neurohormones?

  1. A
    Posterior pituitary lobe
  2. B
    Intermediate lobe of the pituitary
  3. C
    Hypothalamus
  4. D
    Anterior pituitary lobe

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The posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis) does not synthesize its own hormones; it merely stores and releases neurohormones (oxytocin and ADH) produced by the hypothalamus.

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Which of the following is an accumulation and release centre of neurohormones?
A
Posterior pituitary lobe
B
Intermediate lobe of the pituitary
C
Hypothalamus
D
Anterior pituitary lobe

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