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True or false: Melatonin is secreted in darkness in both day-active and night-active animals?
True or false: Melatonin is secreted in darkness in both day-active and night-active animals?
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True or false: The pineal gland represents a kind of atrophied photoreceptor from the point of view of biological evolution?
True or false: The pineal gland represents a kind of atrophied photoreceptor from the point of view of biological evolution?
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True or false: The pineal gland consists mainly of pinealocytes and four other cell types have been identified?
True or false: The pineal gland consists mainly of pinealocytes and four other cell types have been identified?
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True or false: The suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus communicates the message of darkness to the pinealocytes in humans?
True or false: The suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus communicates the message of darkness to the pinealocytes in humans?
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True or false: Research has shown an increase in the number of pinealocytes as the age of the organism increases?
True or false: Research has shown an increase in the number of pinealocytes as the age of the organism increases?
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Which gland is responsible for the production and release of oxytocin and vasopressin?
Which gland is responsible for the production and release of oxytocin and vasopressin?
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Which set of hormones are released by the hypothalamus directly into the systemic bloodstream?
Which set of hormones are released by the hypothalamus directly into the systemic bloodstream?
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Which type of cells does the posterior pituitary gland lack?
Which type of cells does the posterior pituitary gland lack?
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What is the function of vasopressin (ADH) in the body?
What is the function of vasopressin (ADH) in the body?
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Which gland is responsible for the production and release of growth hormone inhibitory hormone (GHIH), also known as somatostatin?
Which gland is responsible for the production and release of growth hormone inhibitory hormone (GHIH), also known as somatostatin?
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In the context of biology, what is the functional basic unit of life?
In the context of biology, what is the functional basic unit of life?
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Which film is a 2000 psychological thriller starring Jennifer Lopez?
Which film is a 2000 psychological thriller starring Jennifer Lopez?
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Which song was composed by G. F. Cobb and named after a poem by Rudyard Kipling?
Which song was composed by G. F. Cobb and named after a poem by Rudyard Kipling?
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What does a 'cell group' refer to in the context of Christian church organization?
What does a 'cell group' refer to in the context of Christian church organization?
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Which term refers to a penetration-resistant form of a secret or outlawed organization?
Which term refers to a penetration-resistant form of a secret or outlawed organization?
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