Question

Herring bodies are found in

• A. Neurohypophysis
• B. Adenohypophysis
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Neurohypophysis

Herring bodies or neurosecretory bodies are structures found in the posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis). They are very large swellings in the axons of the neurosecretory neurons in theposterior pituitary gland and named after Percy Theodore Herring. It represents the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus, and hormones such as ADH and Oxytocin are temporarily stored in these locations.

So, the correct answer is option A.