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Question 1

Where is the piuitary gland located?

Answer 1

At the base of the sphenoid bone in the sella turicia (turkish saddle)

Question 2

What attaches the hypophysis to the hypothalamus?

Answer 2

The infundibulum

Question 3

What are the two functional componets of the hypophysis?

Answer 3

The hypophysis has two functional components
Adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary)
Neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary)

Question 4

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Question 5

What are the two nuclei that pass from the hypothalamus to the posterior pituitary gland?

Answer 5

Paraventricular hypothalmic nucleus

Supraoptic hypothalmic nucleus

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Question 7

LAbel

Answer 7

Question 8

What is the area above the hypophysis covered by?

Answer 8

It is covered by a diaphragm

Question 9

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Answer 9

Question 10

What is a common symptom of a tumor in the pituitary gland?

Answer 10

Loss of bitemporal vision (Bitemporal hemianopsia) bc of the fact that the tumor will compress the optic chaism

The tumor can also compress the cranial nerves

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