ESR Module (013) Practical of Pituitary and Adrenal Glands Flashcards
Write the scientific term
• A gland that produce and secrete substances onto an epithelial surface through a duct
Exocrine gland
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• Pituitary gland lies below the brain in a small cavity in the skull base called…….
Mention the Embryological Origin of Pituitary Gland
Mention the function of hormones secreted from posterior pituitary
1- What is your diagnosis?
Pheochromocytoma.
2- What is the origin of this tumor?
Phaeochromocytomas arise from chromaffin cells in the medulla of the adrenal gland.
3- What is the treatment of this tumor?
1- What is the cause of this abnormality? And What are the cells responsible for production of this hormone?
Excessive production of Growth Hormone. By Somatotrops in the anterior pituitary gland
2- What is the treatment and the axis to this gland?
Surgical Removal through the endoscopic transphenoidal approach is performed through the nostrils