Pituitary Gland Flashcards
1
Q
Develops from 2 sources
A
Ectodermal out pocketing of stomodeum (oropharynx ectoderm)
- Rathkes pouch
Extension of Diencephalon (neuroectoderm)
- infundibulum
- posterior lobe
2
Q
Hypophysis
A
Pituitary gland
3
Q
Rathkes pouch
A
Grows dorsal
3 structure in the anterior lobe
Anterior lobe form adenohyphysis=Pars distalis
Pars tuberalis
Pars intermedia
4
Q
Posterior lobe
A
Infundibulum forms the stalk
Gives rise to PARS NERVOSA
or neurohypophysis
