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What is the major structural distinction between the anterior and posterior pituitary?
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∙ 11y ago
The anterior pituitary is made of glandular tissue and consists of multiple capillary beds or a portal system while the posterior pituitary is made up of neural tissue and has a single capillary bed.
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What gland contains the anterior pituitary?
The anterior pituitary is with the posterior pituitary gland. They both are found at the base of the brain.
How does the anterior and posterior pituitary differ?
the posterior pituitary is an extension to the hypothalamus, while the anterior stimulates general tissue growth and protein synthesis
What are the two parts of the pituitary gland?
The parts of the pituitary gland are the adenohypophysis (anterior) gland and the neurohypophysis (posterior)
What is another word for the anterior pituitary?
Ventral pituitary :)... Adenohypophesis is another name for anterior pituitary. Neurohypophesis is another name for posterior pituitary. :)
What pair of hormones are not synthesized in the anterior pituitary gland?
ADH or anti-diuretic hormone and oxytocin are synthesized by posterior pituitary and not anterior pituitary gland.
How many lobes make up the pituitary gland?
The pituitary gland consists of two lobes: the anterior lobe (adenohypophysis) and the posterior lobe (neurohypophysis).
Where is luteinizing hormones produced?
It is made in tha vaginal passages hahahha
Is the growth hormone secreted by the anterior lobe or the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland?
anterior lobe
What hormone promotes reabsorstion of water?
That is andeuratic hormone. ADH. It is secreted by posterior pituitary.
Growth hormone is secreted by what gland?
Hormones are secreted by the endocrine.
What is the hormone that causes ejection of milk?
prolactin - anterior pituitary gland oxytocin - posterior pituitary gland
Can the hypothalamus function without the pituitary?
No, because the hypothalamus manufactures the hormones for the posterior pituitary gland and it sends the instructions for the anterior pituitary gland to produce hormones.
