NEET2011ZoologyChemical Coordination and IntegrationActual
Match the source gland with its respective hormone as well as the function.
Options
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Correct answer
A. (a)
Step-by-step solution
The pituitary gland is located in a bony cavity called sella tursica and is attached to hypothalamus by a stalk. It is divided anatomically into an adenohypophysis and a neurohypophysis. The latter is also called pars nervosa or posterior pituitary. It stores and releases two hormone called oxytocin and vasopressin, which are actually synthesized by the hypothalamus and are transported axonally to neurohypophysis. Vasopressin acts mainly at the kidney and stimulates resorption of water and electrolytes by the dista