other gland anatomy

Question 1

what endocrine glands are located in the cranial cavity

Answer 1

hypothalamus

pituitary

Question 2

what endocrine glands are located in the neck

Answer 2

4 parathyroid glands

thryoid

Question 3

what endocrine glands are located in the abdomen

Answer 3

2 adrenals

pancreas

Question 4

what endocrine glands are located in the pelvis (male and female)

Answer 4

female = 2 ovaries in broad ligaments 
male = 2 testes in scrotum

Question 5

what are the 3 parts of the brain

Answer 5

cerebellum
cerebrum = main bit
brainstem

Question 6

what is a diencephalon

Answer 6

thalamus and hypothalamus

Question 7

what does the diencephalon form

Answer 7

central core of the cerebrum

Question 8

what is the diencephalon connected to

Answer 8

L & R hemispheres and midbrain

Question 9

what is located in the brainstem

Answer 9

from anterior to inferior:

midbrain
pons
medulla oblongata
spina cord

Question 10

how is the pituitary connected to the hypothalamus

Answer 10

via the infundibulum (aka pituitary stalk)

Question 11

what are the 2 parts of the pituitary

Answer 11

anterior and posterior

Question 12

what is the embryological origin of the anterior lobe of the pituitary

Answer 12

Rathke’s pouch

Question 13

what is the embryological origin of the posterior lobe of the pituitary

Answer 13

infundibulum

Question 14

what is the posterior lobe also known as

Answer 14

neurophypophysis

Question 15

what is released by the posterior lobe

Answer 15

ADH

oxytocin

Question 16

what is the posterior lobe made up of

Answer 16

pars nervosa

Question 17

what is the anterior lobe also known as

Answer 17

adenohypophysis

Question 18

what is released by the anterior lobe (6)

Answer 18

GH
TSH
ACTH
FSH
LH
PRL

Question 19

what is the anterior lobe made up of

Answer 19

pars distalis, pars tuberalis and pars intermedia

Question 20

where is the pituitary gland located

Answer 20

pituitary fossa of the sphenoid bone

Question 21

where is the pituitary fossa located

Answer 21

within the sella trucica

Question 22

what structure does the pituitary lie immediately inferior to

Answer 22

optic chiasm

Question 23

what nerves are located in the optic chiasm

Answer 23

CN III, IV, V1 and 2, VI

Question 24

what are the surgical approaches to the pituitary

Answer 24

transcranial

transsphenoidal

Question 25

describe the transcranial approach

Answer 25

subfrontal = under the frontal lobe

Question 26

describe the transsphenoidal approach

Answer 26

via nasal cavities and sphenoid sinus