hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary gland are made in the posterior lobe.
where are hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary gland made?
the posterior lobe
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the posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) is the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland which is part of the endocrine system. the posterior pituitary is not glandular as is the anterior pituitary. instead, it is largely a collection of axonal projections from the hypothalamus that terminate behind the anterior pituitary, and serve as a site for the secretion of neurohypophysial hormones (oxytocin and vasopressin) directly into the blood. the hypothalamic–neurohypophyseal system is composed of the hypothalamus (the paraventricular nucleus and supraoptic nucleus), posterior pituitary, and these axonal projections.









































section::::structure.
posterior pituitary
geoffrey harris is considered by many to be the "father" of neuroendocrinology. harris, the dr. lee's professor of anatomy at oxford university, is credited with showing that the anterior pituitary gland of mammals is regulated by hormones secreted by hypothalamic neurons into the hypothalamohypophysial portal circulation. by contrast, the hormones of the posterior pituitary gland are secreted into the systemic circulation directly from the nerve endings of hypothalamic neurons. this seminal work was done in collaboration with dora jacobsohn of lund university.
neuroendocrinology