An instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a class on the various pituitary hormones. Which hormone would the instructor include as being released by the posterior pituitary gland?
A) Somatotropin
B) Prolactin
C) Oxytocin
D) Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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The posterior pituitary gland releases two hormones: oxytocin and vasopressin (also known as antidiuretic hormone or ADH). Of these two, oxytocin is more commonly discussed and is responsible for uterine contractions during childbirth and milk ejection during nursing.

An Instructor Is Preparing a Teaching Plan for a Class