Question 9 / 16:  What is the tuberoinfundibular tract?
A.  A tract carrying releasing hormones.
B.  A tract carrying ADH and Oxytocin.
C.  A tract carrying nerve impulses to the adenohypophysis.
D.  A & B.
E.  A, B & C.
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Explanation:

The tuberoinfundibular tract originates from the tuberal nuclei in the hypothalamus. Cells in these nuclei synthesize releasing hormones The tract ends in the median eminence, where the releasing hormones gain access to the hypothalamohypophyseal portal system. (The median eminence is shown here.)

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Neuroanatomy 13 The Hypothalamus

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Attribution:  Stephen C. Voron, M.D., Suzanne S. Stensaas, Ph.D. , Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain
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