This chemical produced in the retina is important for the light-dark cycle of circadian rhythms:

a. melatonin
b. melanocortin
c. melanopsin
d. melanin
e. none of the above


C

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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This figure shows an anterior view of the spinal cord and meninges. What structure does number 1 indicate?

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