Posterior Pituitary Glands

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) trigger and function:

trigger: low blood volume

function: water retention

Oxytocin (OT) trigger, and function:

trigger: stretching of cervix, latching of the child to the nipple, skin to skin with an individual

function: contractions, milk release, emotional affection

In what way does the hypothalamus communicate with the posterior pituitary hormone?

through the hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract

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