Endocrine- Central coordination: hypothalamus and pituitary gland

Question 1

Hypothalamus: the integrating centre for ??? functions as well as the functional link between nervous system and endocrine system

Answer 1

integrating centre for homeostatic functions

Question 2

Pituitary gland: receives input from ???

Answer 2

hypothalamus

Question 3

anterior pituitary gland (aka adenohypophysis) is ??? in origin

Answer 3

epithelial

Question 4

posterior pituitary gland (aka neurohypophysis) is ??? tissue and origin is hypothalamic

Answer 4

neural tissue

Question 5

anterior pituitary gland is highly ???

Answer 5

vascular

Question 6

TRUE or FALSE: primary capillary plexus (anterior pituitary) receives blood from the superior hypophyseal artery

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

TRUE or FALSE: secondary capillary plexus (anterior pituitary) contains small branches among endocrine cells in anterior lobe

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

Portal veins travel between the two capillary networks in the ??? pituitary

Answer 8

anterior

Question 9

posterior pituitary arterial blood travels via the ??? hypophyseal artery

Answer 9

inferior hypophyseal artery

Question 10

hormones exit posterior pituitary gland via the ??? vein into general circulation

Answer 10

hypophyseal vein