Give information about the hormones secreted by the hypothalamus. State their target/function in the body.

(A) The hypothalamus is the basal part of the diencephalon,forebrain.
It regulates major body functions.
It contains several groups of neurosecretory cells called nuclei which produce hormones.
$Hypothalamus$ is connected to the anterior pituitary gland by the hypophyseal portal vein and to the posterior pituitary gland by axons of neurons.
$Hypothalamus$ produces two types of hormones: $(i)$ Releasing hormones $(RH)$ which stimulate the secretion of pituitary hormones,and $(ii)$ Inhibiting hormones which inhibit the secretion of pituitary hormones.
For example,the hypothalamic hormone called Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone $(GnRH)$ stimulates the pituitary synthesis and release of gonadotrophins.
Somatostatin from the hypothalamus inhibits the release of growth hormone from the pituitary.
These hormones,originating in the hypothalamic neurons,pass through axons and are released from their nerve endings.
These hormones reach the pituitary gland through a portal circulatory system and regulate the functions of the anterior pituitary.
The posterior pituitary is under the direct neural regulation of the hypothalamus.