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:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus |
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NEET - 2015
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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:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus | Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary | Thyroid Gland Part I |
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From NCERT
AIPMT - 2011
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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:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus | Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
 50%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2006
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