1 The posterior pituitary lobe releases two hormones that are produced in the hypothalamus: 2  Oxytocin, which is responsible for stimulation of milk ejection (milk letdown) and for stimulation of uterine smooth muscle contraction at birth.  Vasopressin (ADH), which is the primary regulator of body water.
cravat. noun craÂ·vat \krÉ-Ëvat\. Tweet. : a short, wide piece of cloth that is worn around the neck by men with its ends tucked inside the collar of a shirt or sweater.ravat. noun craÂ·vat \krÉ-Ëvat\. Tweet. : a short, wide piece of cloth that is worn around the neck by men with its ends tucked inside the collar of a shirt or sweater.
Gallery. 1  French king Louis XIV with an early cravat in 1667. 2  A Regency-style neckcloth tied in a bow on a Grafton collar. 3  An image from the 1818 Neckclothitania satirizing different cravat knots. 4  Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, wearing a cravat. 5  An unknown man wearing a cravat in the early 19th century.