Anatomical Position and Relations of Pituitary Gland Diagram

Anatomical Position and Relations of Pituitary Gland Diagram

The pituitary gland sits in sella turcica, attached to hypothalamus by infundibulum, surrounded by cavernous sinuses laterally, optic chiasm superiorly, sphenoid sinus inferiorly. Relations affect surgical/transsphenoidal approaches and compression symptoms.
Anterior Lobe Of The Pituitary Gland Image

Anterior Lobe Of The Pituitary Gland Image

[edit on Wikidata] A major organ of the endocrine system, the anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior), is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the posterior…
pituitary pineal glands diagram

Pituitary pineal glands diagram

Pineal and Pituitary Glands. The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland in the brain, situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum, and secretes melatonin. The pituitary gland…