Antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin are produced by which gland?
a. Posterior pituitary gland
b. Anterior pituitary gland
c. Adrenal cortex
d. Hypothalamus
ANS: D
The posterior pituitary gland stores antidiuretic hormone (sometimes called vasopressin) and oxytocin, which are actually produced by the hypothalamus. The anterior pituitary synthesizes and secretes growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, prolactin, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone. The adrenal cortex secretes three types of steroid hormones: mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and sex hormones.
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