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What is the stalk of pituitary gland?
The infundibulum.
What is the gland that is attached to the brain by the infundibulum?
the pituitary gland.
Is pituitary gland in the neck?
No, the pituitary gland is in the brain. It hangs from a region of the brain called the hypothalamus via a thin stalk called the infindibulum.
What part of the pituitary gland releases ACTH?
The pituitary.
What gland stimulates the pituitary function?
The pituitary gland!!
The pituitary gland is attached to the hypothalamus by the?
It's called Pituitary Stalk, pituitary is sometimes called the hypophysis.Please see related link below!
What is the stalk of pituitary gland?
The infundibulum.
What is the gland that is attached to the brain by the infundibulum?
the pituitary gland.
Is pituitary gland in the neck?
No, the pituitary gland is in the brain. It hangs from a region of the brain called the hypothalamus via a thin stalk called the infindibulum.
Name a secretor of hormones attaced by a stalk to the base of the brain?
Pituitary Gland
What is the function of the sella turcica?
You have the very important gland that is placed in the Sella tursica or pituitary fossa. That is pituitary gland. This depression in present in spenoid bone. The Sella tursica is covered by inner layer of the dura matter except for a small opening meant for pituitary stalk.
Which gland starts the process of puberty?
Puberty is started by a sudden increase in hormones, released by the Pituitary gland.
How do signals from the hypothalamus reach the pituitary gland?
Signals heading to the anterior pituitary travel through the hypophyseal portal vein. Signals heading to the posterior pituitary travel through the pituitary stalk or infindibulum.
What gland produces Fsh and LH?
The pituatry gland.
Where is the posterior pituitary gland located?
The posterior pituitary is located in a portion of the sphenoid bone called the sella turcica. It is attached to the anterior pituitary gland by the pars intermedia which is a thin layer of endocrine tissue. The posterior pituitary is actually just an extension of the neural tissue that composes the hypothalamus.
What part of the pituitary gland releases ACTH?
The pituitary.
Which endocrine gland that is composed of an anterior and posterior lobes hangs from the infundibulum below the hypothalamus?
The pituitary gland hangs from a stalk from the inferior surface of the hypothalamus of the brain.
