- 1(current)
Q. No.Which one of the following hormones though synthesised elsewhere, is stored and released by the master gland?
1. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
2. Antidiuretic hormone
3. Luteinizing hormone
4. Prolactin
Subtopic: Â Pituitary & Hypothalamus |
 70%
Level 2: 60%+
NEET - 2015
Hints
Match the source gland with its respective hormone as well as the function.
| Source gland |
Hormone | Function | |
| (a) | Posterior pituitary |
Vasopressin | Stimulates reabsorption of water in the distal tubules in the nephron |
| (b) | Corpus luteum |
Prolactin | Supports pregnancy |
| (c) | Thyroid | Thyroxine | Regulates blood calcium level |
| (d) | Anterior pituitary |
Oxytocin | Contraction of uterus muscles during childbirth |
1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (d)
Subtopic: Â Pituitary & Hypothalamus |Â Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |Â Thyroid Gland Part I |
 78%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2011
Hints
Which of the following is an accumulation and release centre of neurohormones?
| 1. | Posterior pituitary lobe |
| 2. | Intermediate lobe of the pituitary |
| 3. | Hypothalamus |
| 4. | Anterior pituitary lobe |
Subtopic: Â Pituitary & Hypothalamus |Â Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
 53%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2006
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- 1(current)
Q. No.
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