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Posterior pituitary differs from anterior pituitary because it is composed of:

The correct answer is B: Neural tissue. In Endocrinology, this idea is central because it matches how the body actually works in everyday teaching examples. Put simply, cause and effect line up with Neural tissue — that is the mechanism or reason the stem is pointing to. That is why Neural tissue is the option that holds up when you check it against basic physiology. When you revise, say the answer out loud with one short reason attached; that sticks better than rote lists. Remember that physiology questions reward precise language: name the process, the location, and the outcome, then match that to the option text.

Ref: Animal physiology is Unit 7 of the CSIR NET Life Science Syllabus, covering core body systems. It accounts for roughly 10% of the total marks in Sections B and C.