Oxytocin Is Produced by Neurons of the Supraoptic Nucleus in the Hypothalamus

question 81

Multiple Choice

Oxytocin is produced by neurons of the supraoptic nucleus in the hypothalamus, but is released into the bloodstream where?

• A) hypothalamic -pituitary portal system
• B) uterus and breast tissue
• C) neurohypophysis
• D) capillary beds of the median eminence
• E) anterior pituitary

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