Pituitary stalk
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| Pituitary stalk not labeled, but is the vertical blue portion. | ||
| Latin | infundibulum neurohypophyseos | |
| Gray's | subject #189 813 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-388 | |
| MeSH | Pituitary+Stalk | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | i_08/12451615 | |
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The pituitary stalk (also known as the infundibular stalk or simply the infundibulum) is the connection between the hypothalamus and the posterior pituitary.
It carries axons from the magnocellular neurosecretory cells of the hypothalamus down to the posterior pituitary where they release their hormones into the blood.
This connection is called the hypothalamohypophyseal tract, and is responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone.
Additional images
 The sinuses at the base of the skull. |
 Median sagittal section of brain. The relations of the pia mater are indicated by the red color. |
 Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities, viewed from the side. |
 The hypophysis cerebri in position. Shown in sagittal section. |
 Vertical sections of the heads of early embryos of the rabbit. Magnified. |
External links
- Pituitary+stalk at eMedicine Dictionary
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
