Pituitary Gland
In vertebrate anatomy, the pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland aboot the size o a pea an weighin 0.5 gram (0.018 oz) in humans.
It is a protrusion off the bottom o the hypothalamus at the base o the brain. The hypophysis rests upon the hypophysial fossa o the sphenoid bane in the centre o the middle cranial fossa an is surroondit bi a smaa bany cavity (sella turcica) covered bi a dural fold (diaphragma sellae). The anterior pituitary (or adenohypophysis) is a lobe o the gland that regulates several physiological processes (includin stress, growthe, reproduction, an lactation).
| Pituitary gland | |
|---|---|
 Locatit at the base o the brain, the pituitary gland is pertectit bi a bany structur cried the sella turcica o the sphenoid bone. | |
 Median sagittal throu the hypophysis o an adult monkey. Semidiagrammatic. | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | neural an oral ectoderm, includin Rathke's pouch |
| Artery | superior hypophyseal artery, infundibular artery, prechiasmal artery, inferior hypophyseal artery, capsular artery, artery o the inferior cavernous sinus |
| Identifiers | |
| Laitin | hypophysis, glandula pituitaria |
| TA | A11.1.00.001 |
| FMA | 13889 |
| Anatomical terms o neuroanatomy | |
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