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Were is the pituitary?
The pituitary gland is a small endocrine gland in the brain. It sits a bony structure on the cranial floor called the Sella Turcica, which translates to Turkish saddle, named for the shape of the structure. When looking at the blood vessels of the brain the pituitary is very easy to locate. It sits in the middle of the circle of Willis, a ring a blood vessels at the heart of the 'lobster-like' network.
Where can a Pituitary gland tumor be located?
The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g (0.02 oz.). It is a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, and rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica) covered by a dural fold (diaphragma sellae). The pituitary fossa, in which the pituitary gland sits, is situated in the sphenoid bone in the middle cranial fossa at the base of the brain.
What is the orbital cavity?
Besides the eye itself, there are the four muscles that move the eye and the accessory structures of the eye which include the eyelids and superficial epithelium of the eye, and the structures associated with the production, secretion, and removal of tears.The ophthalmic artery and veins and cranial nerves III, IV and V which move the muscles of the eye. The optic nerve (for sight) that leaves the back of the eye.
What are 3 major divisions of the brain.?
The 3 major divisions of the brain are:Cerebrum - fills up most of your skull. It is involved in remembering, problem solving, thinking, and feeling. It also controls movement.Cerebellum - sits at the back of your head, under the cerebrum. It controls coordination and balance.Brain stem - sits beneath your cerebrum in front of your cerebellum. It connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood pressure.
What is drug electrically charged polar?
it is when some police guy sits you in a chair and shoots electricity up your nose and into your brain so then the zombies can come and eat you . jkjk
How does the brain lie?
the brain sits where your scull is at the top of your head stupid!!:)
Where is the orbital cavity?
The orbital cavity is the area that your eyeball sits in. Its located in your head, right in front of where your brain once existed.
What is pituitary of brain?
The pituitary of the brain sits in a tiny bony space called the sella turcica.
What is the cranial floor?
If you were to do a horizontal section of skull and look down into the cavity you would see a base made up of three levels. This is where the cerebrum sits and is called the cranial floor.
Which area of the brain works with the eyes?
The Optical lobe. (Or something like that) It sits at the back of your brain.
What bones form the floor of brain?
The bottom of the brain sits on the Occipital bone.
What is the term for organs that lie within the abdominal cavity but not within the peritoneal cavity?
An organ can be in the abdominopelvic cavity but not the peritoneal cavity if the organ sits below the diaphragm but outside the peritoneal membranes. The kidneys, which are behind the peritoneal membrane (retroperitoneal) are such organs.
Most of the ozone in the atmosphere sits in this layer called?
It is called ozone layer. It sits in the stratosphere.
Were is the pituitary?
The pituitary gland is a small endocrine gland in the brain. It sits a bony structure on the cranial floor called the Sella Turcica, which translates to Turkish saddle, named for the shape of the structure. When looking at the blood vessels of the brain the pituitary is very easy to locate. It sits in the middle of the circle of Willis, a ring a blood vessels at the heart of the 'lobster-like' network.
What does the computer mouse sits on?
It usually sits on a mouse pad or just on a table
What are some strange facts about the brain?
there are no pain receptors in the brain so it can not feel pain with out a brain humans wouldn't be alive it sits in a liquid so it can't get bumped your brain is attached to the spinal cord
What is the wooden frame that a globe sits in called?
It is called an atlas
