Posterior pituitary lobe: The rear-facing lobe of ... referred to as “the cuddle hormone.” In pregnant women, secretion of this substance causes contractions leading to labor, and, in the ...

which severs the connections between the cell bodies of AVP-secreting neurons in the hypothalamus and their nerve terminals in the posterior pituitary gland, which prevents AVP secretion.

The posterior pituitary gland, which extends from axonal ... hypothalamus that either stimulate or inhibit the synthesis and secretion of anterior pituitary hormones 3. Thus, the six hormones ...

Review of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Pituitary Gland The adult pituitary gland weighs approximately 500-600 g and is typically 1.2-1.5 cm in diameter and 0.5 cm thick, occupying ...