NEETZoologyChemical Coordination and Integration
What is the function of the pars distalis of the pituitary gland?
Options
- ATo store and release oxytocin and vasopressin
- BTo produce melanocyte stimulating hormone
- CTo produce growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, luteinizing h
- DTo synthesize hormones from hypothalamus
Correct answer
C. To produce growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, luteinizing h
Step-by-step solution
The pituitary gland is located in a bony cavity called sella tursica and is attached to hypothalamus by a stalk (Figure 19.2). It is divided anatomically into an adenohypophysis and a neurohypophysis. Adenohypophysis consists of two portions, pars distalis and pars intermedia. The pars distalis region of pituitary, commonly called anterior pituitary, produces growth hormone (GH), prolactin (PRL), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulatin