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  4. When osmoreceptors are stimulated, they cause the release of some hormones from the ‘‘Hypothalamus and posterior lobe of pituitary gland’’. These hormones is/are a. Oxytocin b. ADH c. Vasopressin Options are

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Q. When osmoreceptors are stimulated, they cause the release of some hormones from the ‘‘Hypothalamus and posterior lobe of pituitary gland’’. These hormones is/are
a. Oxytocin
b. ADH
c. Vasopressin
Options are

Solution:

Both pitressin and vasopressin are the other names of ADH (Anti diuretic hormone), which is released to reabsorb more $H_2O$ from DCT of nephron.