Match the source gland with its respective hormone and function and select the correct option.
- array|l|l|l| Source gland & Hormone & Function \ Anterior pituitary & Oxytocin & Contraction of uterus \ & & muscles during child \ & & birth \ array
- array|l|l|l| Source gland & Hormone & Function \ Posterior pituitary & Vasopressin & Stimulates reabsorption \ & & of water in the distal \ & & tubules in the nephron \ array
- array|l|l|l| Source gland & Hormone & Function \ Corpus luteum & Estrogen & Supports pregnancy \ array
- array|l|l|l| Source gland & Hormone & Function \ Thyroid & Thyroxine & Regulates blood \ & & calcium level \ array
Answer
(2) array|l|l|l| Source gland & Hormone & Function \ Posterior pituitary & Vasopressin & Stimulates reabsorption \ & & of water in the distal \ & & tubules in the nephron \ array
Solution
As per NCERT, the posterior pituitary stores and releases two hormones, oxytocin and vasopressin, which are synthesised by the hypothalamus.
Vasopressin (ADH) acts mainly on the kidney and stimulates reabsorption of water and electrolytes by the distal tubules, so option (2) is correct.
Oxytocin is released from the posterior (not anterior) pituitary, so option (1) is wrong.
The corpus luteum secretes mainly progesterone, which supports pregnancy, so option (3) is wrong.
Blood calcium is regulated by thyrocalcitonin (TCT) of the thyroid and by parathyroid hormone, not by thyroxine, so option (4) is wrong.
Answer: (2)