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What is the functional importance of the hypophyseal portal veins?

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They carry blood from the median eminence of the hypothalamus, where hypothalamic releasing and inhibiting-hormones are secreted, to the anterior pituitary gland, where these hormones act.

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Which of the following is the main function of the hypophyseal portal system?

Statement 1: Portal vein begins from one organ as capillaries and ends in another organ as a vein.

Statement 2: The hepatic portal system is an example of the portal circulation.

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