PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The main role of the posterior pituitary is to store and releases two hormones: oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH, or vasopressin). Both of the lobes of your pituitary gland are connected to your hypothalamus (a part of your brain) through a stalk that contains blood vessels and nerve cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -The posterior pituitary does not produce its own hormones; instead, it stores two hormones-vasopressin and oxytocin-that are produced by neurons in the hypothalamus. Both hormones collect at the ends of the neurons, which are located in the hypothalamus and extend to the posterior pituitary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is synthesized in the supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus, while oxytocin is synthesized in the paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Introduction. Oxytocin and arginine vasopressin (AVP) are neuropeptides synthesized in the hypothalamus and secreted from the posterior pituitary gland.