What are the hormones secreted by posterior lobe of the pituitary gland? Mention the tissues on which they exert their effect

Explanation

(a) Vasopressin or Antidiuretic hormone.
(b) Oxytocin are the two hormones of posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. In kidney tubules, the vasopressin hormone increases the reabsorption of water. It reduces loss of water through urine. Oxytocin helps in the contraction of the smooth muscles of uterus at the time of child birth and milk ejection from the mammary gland after child birth.