ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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Question
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Oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone are synthesized in the ____
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hypothalamus
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anterior pituitary
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posterior pituitary
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adrenal cortex
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Both oxytocin and vasopressin are coded in a precursor form on chromosome 20 (Gimpl and Fahrenholz, 2001). Both molecules are synthesized in overlapping regions of the hypothalamus, primarily in large magnocellular neurons situated in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oxytocin is primarily synthesized in magnocellular neurons of the paraventricular (PVN) and supraoptic (SON) nuclei of the hypothalamus.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vasopressin or antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a nonapeptide synthesized in the hypothalamus.
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