Consider the following statements about oxytocin 1 It is also known as the stress hormone ...........

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Consider the following statements about oxytocin.

1. It is also known as the stress hormone.

2. It is produced in the hypothalamus of the brain.

Select the correct statements.

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

About Oxytocin:

Oxytocin has also been dubbed the hug hormone, cuddle chemical, moral molecule, and the bliss hormone due to its effects on behaviour, including its role in love and in female reproductive biological functions in reproduction.
Oxytocin is a hormone that is made in the brain, in the hypothalamus. It is transported to, and secreted by, the pituitary gland, which is located at the base of the brain.
It acts both as a hormone and as a brain neurotransmitter.
The release of oxytocin by the pituitary gland acts to regulate two female reproductive functions: Childbirth and Breast-feeding.