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What does the hypothalamus do in correlation to hormones in pituitary gland?
Directly controls the release of hormones
Another term for posterior pituitary is...?
Neurohypophysis
What are the two nuclei found in posterior pituitary?
Supraoptic nucleus
Paraventricular nucleus
What hormone does the supraoptic nucleus produces?
ADH (Antidiuretic hormone)
What hormone does the paraventricular hormone produce?
Oxytocin
Extension of unmyelinated axons to the infundibulum
Hypothalamo-hypophyseal tract
What is the endocrine portion of the Pituitary gland?
Anterior pituitary
What connects the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary?
Hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system
Name two capillary networks of Anterior pituitary
Primary plexus
Secondary plexus
What connects the primary plexus to the secondary plexus?
Hypophyseal portal veins
