Question 11 / 16:  The capillaries in the median eminence:
A.  Are sealed off by tight junctions, like most capillaries in the brain.
B.  Are fenestrated capillaries like the kidney.
C.  Simple fenestrated capillaries.
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Explanation:

The capillaries of the median eminence are fenestrated, which permits the diffusion of releasing hormones across the capillary wall.

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Neuroanatomy 13 The Hypothalamus

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Attribution:  Stephen C. Voron, M.D., Suzanne S. Stensaas, Ph.D. , Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain
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