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Listed below are the hormones of anterio...

Listed below are the hormones of anterior pituitary origin. Tick the wrong entry.

A

Growth hormone

B

Follicle stimulating hormone

C

Oxytocin

D

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone

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The correct Answer is:
C
Oxytocin is secreted from the hypothalamus while is stored and released in blood by the posterior lobe of pituitary. It helps in child birth and milk ejection.
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