Endocrine System Anatomy 1 Flashcards
What separates the thalamus from the hypothalamus?
The hypothalamic sulcus, which is a groove in the lateral wall of the third ventricle
What sits in the hypophyseal fossa of the sella turcica of the sphenoid bones?
Pituitary gland
What attaches the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus?
The pituitary stalk
What lies within the pituitary stalk?
Hypophyseal portal vein and axons of neurons
What divides the anterior and posterior pituitary?
Pars intermedia
What is located posterior to the thalamus and superior to the midbrain of the brainstem?
Pineal gland
What is the body’s largest endocrine gland?
Thyroid
Describe the location of the thyroid by bony landmarks
Located between levels of C5 and T1 vertebrae, on the anterior aspect of the neck below the cricoid cartilage
How many parathyroid glands do you usually have?
- These control calcium levels.
Where are the superior and inferior parathyroid glands located?
The superior glands are on the thyroid’s posteromedial aspect near the tracheoesophageal groove
The inferior parathyroids are located below the inferior thyroid artery
The union of the pancreatic and bile duct forms what?
Hepatopancreatic ampulla
What are the 2 parts of the adrenal gland?
Cortex
Medulla
Superior to what organ would find each adrenal gland?
Kidney
Which arteries supply blood flow to the adrenal glands?
Superior, middle, and inferior suprarenal arteries
What are the 3 layers of the adrenal cortex?
Glomerulosa
Fasciculata
Reticularis