hypophysis

NOUN
  1. the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
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How To Use hypophysis In A Sentence

  • As an example, the beta cell of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis secretes adrenocorticotropic hormone.
  • The Hypothalamus (Fig. 720) includes the subthalamic tegmental region and the structures forming the greater part of the floor of the third ventricle, viz., the corpora mammillaria, tuber cinereum, infundibulum, hypophysis, and optic chiasma. IX. Neurology. 4c. The Fore-brain or Prosencephalon
  • The neurohypophysis was replaced by fibrotic tissue containing perivascular macrophages and activated microglia, and in the cerebellum, there were large areas of myelin pallor.
  • The neurohypophysis, or posterior pituitary, is derived from an evagination of the infundibular portion of the diencephalon of the brain.
  • However, it does seat the adenohypophysis, also known as the anterior lobe of the pituitary.
  • The neurohypophysis, or posterior pituitary, is derived from an evagination of the infundibular portion of the diencephalon of the brain.
  • These dictate one part is communicated by hypophysis.
  • The internal carotid artery supplies blood to the middle ear, brain, hypophysis, orbit, and choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle.
  • Hatton GI (1999) Astroglial modulation of neurotransmitter / peptide release from the neurohypophysis: present status Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • A histologic hallmark of these tumors is the arrangement of spindle cells around blood vessels, a pattern that is very similar to the architecture of the normal neurohypophysis.
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