Question

Choose the correct statement about ‘neurohypophysis’.

• A. It stores and releases hormones secreted by hypothalamus
• B. It stores the hormones produced by adenohypophysis
• C. It is poorly developed and functionless in humans
• D. It secretes its own hormones

Answer 1

The correct option is A It stores and releases hormones secreted by hypothalamus

The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) is the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland which is part of the endocrine system. The posterior pituitary is not glandular as is the anterior pituitary. Instead, it is largely a collection of axonal projections from the hypothalamus that terminate behind the anterior pituitary, and serve as a site for the secretion of neurohypophysial hormones (oxytocin and vasopressin) directly into the blood. The hypothalamic– neurohypophyseal system is composed of the hypothalamus (the paraventricular nucleus and supraoptic nucleus), posterior pituitary, and these axonal projections.