Match each term with the appropriate description.
1. lipophobic molecule that interacts with receptors on cell surface
2. site of vasopressin synthesis
3. true endocrine gland of epithelial origin
4. cannot be stored in secretory vesicles
5. derivatives of tyrosine
6. storage and release site for oxytocin
A. peptide hormone
B. steroid hormone
C. amino acid-derived hormone
D. anterior pituitary
E. hypothalamus
F. posterior pituitary
1. A. peptide hormone
2. E. hypothalamus
3. D. anterior pituitary
4. D. anterior pituitary
5. C. amino acid-derived hormone
6. F. posterior pituitary
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