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Assertion : Pituitary is attached to hyp...

Assertion : Pituitary is attached to hypothanlamus by a vein.
Reason : This attachment is done through a hypophysial portal vein.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reson are false.

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D
Pituitary gland or hypophysis is situated in a depression, the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone of the skull. It is directly attached to the hypothalamus by a stalk, the infundibulum. Hypophysiai portal veins carry blood containing neurohormones (releasing factors) from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary.
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