ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -During labor, when the fetus’s body (usually head) pushes against your cervix, the nerve impulses from this stimulation travel to your brain and stimulate your pituitary gland to release oxytocin into your bloodstream. The oxytocin travels to your uterus and stimulates contractions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oxytocin is produced mainly in the hypothalamus, where it is either released into the blood via the pituitary gland, or to other parts of the brain and spinal cord, where it binds to oxytocin receptors to influence behavior and physiology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oxytocin is a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and secreted by the pituitary gland. This important hormone plays a crucial role in the childbirth process and also helps with male reproduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which hormones does the pituitary gland make? The anterior lobe of your pituitary gland makes and releases the following hormones: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH or corticotrophin): ACTH plays a role in how your body responds to stress.

Detailed explanation-5: -TSH causes the thyroid to release two hormones called T3 and T4 that stimulate metabolism in other cells throughout the body. The pituitary can also release a hormone called antidiuretic hormone, or ADH. It’s produced in the hypothalamus and stored in the pituitary. ADH affects the production of urine.