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Where do the secretory cells of endocrine glands release their products?
Where do the secretory cells of endocrine glands release their products?
- Into the digestive system
- Directly into an epithelial duct
- Into the lymphatic system
- Into a neighboring vascularized compartment for uptake by capillaries (correct)
How do endocrine cells typically aggregate?
How do endocrine cells typically aggregate?
- As cords (correct)
- As tubules
- As follicles
- As acini
Where does the pituitary gland lie in the body?
Where does the pituitary gland lie in the body?
- Below the brain in a cavity of the sphenoid bone (correct)
- At the base of the skull
- Near the optic nerve
- Within the brain ventricles
What are the two parts of the pituitary gland?
What are the two parts of the pituitary gland?
From which embryonic tissues does the pituitary gland develop?
From which embryonic tissues does the pituitary gland develop?
What is the primary capillary network that irrigates the stalk and median eminence supplied by?
What is the primary capillary network that irrigates the stalk and median eminence supplied by?
Which part of the adenohypophysis is covered by a thin fibrous capsule?
Which part of the adenohypophysis is covered by a thin fibrous capsule?
Which cells in the pars distalis are also called basophils and acidophils based on their staining affinity?
Which cells in the pars distalis are also called basophils and acidophils based on their staining affinity?
What is the significance of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system?
What is the significance of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system?
Which hormones regulate almost all other endocrine glands, milk secretion, melanocyte activity, and the metabolism of muscle, bone, and adipose tissue?
Which hormones regulate almost all other endocrine glands, milk secretion, melanocyte activity, and the metabolism of muscle, bone, and adipose tissue?
