Panopto 38: Endocrine Flashcards
whats another word for the hypophysis?
pituitary
where do we find the hypophysis?
located at the base of the brain
hypothalamus
plays a role in embryonic and fetal development in male repro and plays a role when the male reached puberty.
produce neurons for the neural hypotheses
produce their own hormones
hypophysis
connected to lower surface of the hypothalamus and small body (size of a chickpea) stalk of tissue grows down
what is the floor of a diacephalon?
gives rise to the hypothalamus and hypophysis
what is the stalk of tissue called
neurohypophysis (made of neural tissue extension from the brain) continues to grow down and eventually makes contact with the roof of the mouth
contact induction
when cells mount up and form a new structure (rathke’s pouch), this stimulation process makes the cells respond
rathke’s pouch
eventually breaks off from the roof of the mouth and the freed part forms an association with the neurohypothesis called the adenohypophysis
adenohypopysis
not neural tissue, its glandular
What 2 parts make up the hypophysis?
neurohypothesis and adenohypopysis
parts of the neurohypophysis
median eminenece
infundibulum
pars nervosa
parts of the adenohypopysis
pars tuberalis
pars intermedia
pars distalis