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Refer to the diagram below showing the posterior pituitary.
-Which statement concerning the hormones represented by the dots leaving in the bloodstream at label 1 is false?
A) One of the hormones is found in both birds and mammals.
B) One of the hormones stimulates uterine contractions.
C) One of the hormones stimulates the flow of milk.
D) One of the hormones is involved in water conservation by the kidney.
E) Each hormone exerts control over other endocrine glands.

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Refer to the diagram below showing the posterior pituitary. 
-Which statement concerning the hormones represented by the dots leaving in the bloodstream at label 1 is false?
A) One of the hormones is found in both birds and mammals. 
B) One of the hormones stimulates uterine contractions. 
C) One of the hormones stimulates the flow of milk. 
D) One of the hormones is involved in water conservation by the kidney. 
E) Each hormone exerts control over other endocrine glands.

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Each of the hormones leaving at label 1 (oxytocin and vasopressin) exerts control over other endocrine glands. This is true for both birds and mammals. Oxytocin stimulates uterine contractions and the flow of milk, while vasopressin (also known as antidiuretic hormone) is involved in water conservation by the kidney.

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