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Neurohypophysis Physiology Quiz

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From which embryonic structure does the anterior pituitary originate?

Rathke’s pouch (correct)

Pharyngeal epithelium

Neural tissue outgrowth

Hypothalamus

What is the other name for the posterior pituitary?

Adenohypophysis

Rathke’s pouch

Neurohypophysis (correct)

Pars intermedia

What is the largest part of the pituitary gland?

Pars tuberalis

Pars distalis (correct)

Posterior pituitary

Pars intermedia

What explains the presence of large numbers of glial-type cells in the posterior pituitary?

Origin from neural tissue Signup and view all the answers

What connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus?

Pituitary stalk Signup and view all the answers

What is the weight of the pituitary gland?

0.5 to 1 gram Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the pituitary gland originates from a neural tissue outgrowth from the hypothalamus?

Posterior pituitary Signup and view all the answers

What is the embryonic origin of the anterior pituitary?

Rathke’s pouch Signup and view all the answers

What is the other name for the hypophysial stalk?