VPY-0097
QUESTION
Oxytocin synthesis occurs in following structures of the brain?
OPTIONS
(A) Basal ganglia
(B) Hypothalamus
(C) Medulla oblongata
(D) Cerebellum
ANSWER
(B) Hypothalamus
EXPLANATION
Hypothalamus is the correct option because oxytocin is synthesized mainly by magnocellular neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei and transported to the posterior pituitary for storage and release. The basal ganglia, medulla oblongata and cerebellum are not the primary sites of oxytocin synthesis.
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