Anatomy

Posterior Pituitary Gland

Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal AXONS of neurons that produce VASOPRESSIN and OXYTOCIN in the SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS and the PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS. These axons travel down through the MEDIAN EMINENCE, the hypothalamic infundibulum of the PITUITARY STALK, to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

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Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal AXONS of neurons that produce VASOPRESSIN and OXYTOCIN in the SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS and the PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS. These axons travel down through the MEDIAN EMINENCE, the hypothalamic infundibulum of the PITUITARY STALK, to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

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18 entry terms
  • Infundibular Process
  • Lobus Nervosus
  • Neural Lobe
  • Neurohypophysis
  • Pars Nervosa of Pituitary
  • Pituitary Gland, Posterior
  • Posterior Lobe of Pituitary
  • Gland, Posterior Pituitary
  • Infundibular Processes
  • Lobe, Neural
  • Lobes, Neural
  • Nervosus, Lobus
  • Neural Lobes
  • Pituitary Pars Nervosa
  • Pituitary Posterior Lobe
  • Posterior Pituitary Glands
  • Process, Infundibular
  • Processes, Infundibular

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coordinate IM with PITUITARY DISEASES (IM) or specifics (IM)

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History Note

1963; for HYPOTHALAMUS, INFUNDIBULAR use HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE 1983-1999; for INFUNDIBULAR STALK use PITUITARY GLAND 2000-2007

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  2. A06w.688.178w.875w
  3. A06w.688.357w.750w.875w
  4. A08w.186w.211w.180w.497w.352.435w.500w.875w
  5. A08w.186w.211w.200w.317w.357w.352.435w.500w.875w
  6. A08w.713.049w.875w
  7. A08w.713.357w.750w.875w

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WK 520

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Posterior Pituitary Gland. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010904. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010904
  2. Posterior Pituitary Gland. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_pituitary
  3. Posterior Pituitary Gland. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1503735