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Oxytocin and Vasopressin and Their Functions

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Which of the following is an accumulation and release centre of neurohormones

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Posterior pituitary lobe

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Intermediate lobe of the pituitary

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Hypothalamus

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Anterior pituitary lobe

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Solution

The correct option is A Posterior pituitary lobe
The neurohormones include oxytocin and vasopressin, both of which are produced and secreted into the blood by the neurohypophysis (posterior part of the pituitary gland).

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