10 Questions
Where do the secretory cells of endocrine glands release their products?
Into a neighboring vascularized compartment for uptake by capillaries
How do endocrine cells typically aggregate?
As cords
Where does the pituitary gland lie in the body?
Below the brain in a cavity of the sphenoid bone
What are the two parts of the pituitary gland?
Posterior neurohypophysis and anterior adenohypophysis
From which embryonic tissues does the pituitary gland develop?
Oral ectoderm and developing brain
What is the primary capillary network that irrigates the stalk and median eminence supplied by?
Superior hypophyseal arteries
Which part of the adenohypophysis is covered by a thin fibrous capsule?
Pars distalis
Which cells in the pars distalis are also called basophils and acidophils based on their staining affinity?
Chromophils
What is the significance of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system?
It carries neuropeptides from the median eminence to the adenohypophysis.
Which hormones regulate almost all other endocrine glands, milk secretion, melanocyte activity, and the metabolism of muscle, bone, and adipose tissue?
Somatotropic and mammotropic cells
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