Please study the table below. $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}
\hline \text { Response } & \text { ANTERIOR PITUITARY } & \text { POSTERIOR PITUITARY } \
\hline \text { A } & \begin{array}{l}
\text { secretion is stimulated by } \
\text { hypothalamic releasing factors }
\end{array} & \text { site of release for hypothalamic hormones } \\text { B } & \begin{array}{l}
\text { hypothalamic-pituitary } \
\text { circulatory system }
\end{array} & \text { long hypothalamic axons } \
\hline \text { C } & \text { cortex produces cortisol } & \text { medulla produces epinephrine } \\hline \text { D } & \begin{array}{l}
\text { produces hormones that stimulate } \
\text { milk production }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}
\text { produces hormones that stimulate milk } \
\text { ejection (release) }
\end{array} \
\hline
\end{array}$ Each pair of phrases in the same row shows a valid comparison between the anterior and posterior pituitary EXCEPT:

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The anterior pituitary is involved in the secretion of various hormones stimulated by hypothalamic releasing factors, has a hypothalamic-pituitary circulatory system, and produces hormones that stimulate milk production, among other functions. The posterior pituitary is the site of release for hormones produced in the hypothalamus, has long hypothalamic axons, and produces hormones that stimulate milk ejection. However, the statement about the cortex producing cortisol and the medulla producing epinephrine is incorrect in this context because it refers to the adrenal gland, not the pituitary gland. The adrenal cortex produces cortisol, and the adrenal medulla produces epinephrine, not the anterior or posterior pituitary.

Please Study the Table Below Each Pair of Phrases in the Same Row Shows a