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Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) regulates pigmentation of the skin by acting on melanocytes.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine Disorders
The pituitary gland does not secrete thyroxine; thyroxine is secreted by the thyroid gland.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Pineal Gland and Thyroid Gland
The posterior pituitary stores and releases oxytocin and ADH, but these hormones are produced by the hypothalamus.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine System and Hypothalamus Pituitary Axis
The posterior pituitary does not synthesize hormones but stores and releases oxytocin and ADH, which are produced by the hypothalamus.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine System and Hypothalamus Pituitary Axis
The posterior pituitary does not synthesize hormones; it only stores and releases ADH and oxytocin, which are produced by the hypothalamus.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine System and Hypothalamus Pituitary Axis
Vasopressin (ADH) is stored and released by the neurohypophysis (pars nervosa) of the posterior pituitary.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine System and Hypothalamus Pituitary Axis
The anterior pituitary produces growth hormone, and the pituitary is called the "master gland" because it regulates other endocrine glands.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine System and Hypothalamus Pituitary Axis
The pituitary gland is called the "master gland" as it controls the functions of other endocrine glands by releasing various hormones.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine System and Hypothalamus Pituitary Axis
Prolactin, secreted by the anterior pituitary, stimulates milk production in the mammary glands.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine System and Hypothalamus Pituitary Axis
