What is the functional relationship between the hypothalamus

What is the functional relationship between the hypothalamus and the posterior pituitary? No functional relationship exists between the hypothalamus and the posterior pituitary. Hypothalamus synthesizes the hormones stored and released by the posterior pituitary. Posterior pituitary synthesizes hormones released by the hypothalamus. Hypothalamus produces releasing hormones that stimulate hormone secretion by the posterior pituitary.

Solution

Hypothalamus connects the posterior pituitary through the neurosecretory cells. The cell bodies of these cells produce harmones, packages in small vesicles, transport through the axon and store in the terminal of it which lies in posterior pituitary. There are two harmones which are stored in posterior pituitary: Oxytocin and Antidiuretic harmone. Oxytocin which is also known as \"Love harmone\" involved in uterine contractions and release of milk from mammary glands. While antidiuretic harmone prevents dehydration. Upon stimulation of neurosecetory cells, action potentional generates which leads release of stored harmones at the axon terminal to the capillary network which ultimatelysupply harmones to the target site. Hence the correct answer is option B