This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Misc., Subject name: Anatomy
Posterior pituitary bodies are 
Select and explain. 
A. Herring bodies, B. Brain sand, C. Golgi bodies, D. Amyloid bodies
A: Herring bodies
Answer: A: Herring bodies 
Explanation: (A) Herring bodies ,# An interesting histologic feature of the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS is the presence of Herring bodies.> When viewed with an electron microscope, these are dilated areas or bulges in the terminal portion of axons that contain clusters of neurosecretory granules> The granules contain oxytocin or antidiuretic hormone, along with their associated neurophysins.> Herring bodies often are seen in association with capillaries.> They are somewhat difficult to identify unambiguously by light microscopy; in the image to the right, the label might better say ' probable Herring bodies".