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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.
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What is the medical term meaning any disorder of pituitary function?
PituitarismpituitarismPituitarism
What gland contains the anterior pituitary?
The anterior pituitary is controlled by the hypothalamus, which releases hormones that stimulate the anterior pituitary to release its own hormones. The anterior pituitary itself is not contained within a particular gland, but is connected to the hypothalamus via the pituitary stalk.
What are the two sections of the pituitary?
The pituitary gland is divided into two sections: the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) and the posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis). The anterior pituitary produces and releases hormones that regulate various physiological processes, while the posterior pituitary stores and releases hormones produced by the hypothalamus.
What commands the pituitary gland?
The Hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland.
What gland stimulates the pituitary function?
The hypothalamus is the gland that stimulates the pituitary gland to release hormones. It does this by secreting releasing and inhibitory hormones that control the pituitary's hormone production.
Which gland starts the process of puberty?
Puberty is started by a sudden increase in hormones, released by the Pituitary gland.
What is the plural of pituitary?
Pituitaries, technically, but it would mostly be "pituitary glands" since everything pituitary has to do with the pituitary gland, which is part of the brain.
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 is the medical term meaning benign tumor of the pituitary?
Pituitary adenoma is a benign tumor of the pituitary.
What is an anterior pituitary?
An anterior pituitary is a an alternative name for an adenohypophysis, the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
What is the functions of the parts of the pituitary gland?
three part of pituitary gland:- 1.anterior pituitary gland 2.posterior pituitary gland 3.intermediate pituitary gland It secrete the various endocrine hormones.
What is the medical term meaning any disorder of pituitary function?
PituitarismpituitarismPituitarism
What gland contains the anterior pituitary?
The anterior pituitary is controlled by the hypothalamus, which releases hormones that stimulate the anterior pituitary to release its own hormones. The anterior pituitary itself is not contained within a particular gland, but is connected to the hypothalamus via the pituitary stalk.
What gland secretes growth hormones?
anterior pituitary (lobe)
What are the two sections of the pituitary?
The pituitary gland is divided into two sections: the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) and the posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis). The anterior pituitary produces and releases hormones that regulate various physiological processes, while the posterior pituitary stores and releases hormones produced by the hypothalamus.
What is a sphenoidal-pituitary ectomy?
Is a removal of the pituitary gland
Discoverer of pituitary gland?
who discoverd pituitary gland
