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Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
ADH and oxytocin are hypothalamic hormones secreted from which lobe of the pituitary gland:

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anterior
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intermediate
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posterior
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secondary
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Solution

The correct option is A posterior
Neurohypophysis (pars nervosa ) also known as posterior pituitary, stores, and release two hormones called oxytocin and vasopressin, which are actually synthesized by the hypothalamus and are transported axonally to neurohypophysis.
So the correct answer is posterior.

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