Chapter 40 - Animal Hormones - 40.3 - Hormones Play Important Roles in Development - 40.3 Recap - Learning Outcomes - Page 857: 2

Portal blood vessels are responsible for connecting the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary. Here, neural secretions from the hypothalamus enter the bloodstream and stimulate the secretion of hormones in the anterior pituitary. This essentially makes hypothalamic neurohormones a transition between a nervous system signal to an endocrine signal.

Portal blood vessels are responsible for connecting the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary. Here, neural secretions from the hypothalamus enter the bloodstream and stimulate the secretion of hormones in the anterior pituitary. This essentially makes hypothalamic neurohormones a transition between a nervous system signal to an endocrine signal.