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Which bone contains the pocket where the pituitary gland is located?
Which bone contains the pocket where the pituitary gland is located?
- Frontal bone
- Sphenoid bone (correct)
- Temporal bone
- Occipital bone
What is the connection between the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus called?
What is the connection between the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus called?
- Hypophysis
- Infundibulum (correct)
- Neural pathway
- Axon bundle
Which lobe of the pituitary gland is an extension of the neural components of the hypothalamus?
Which lobe of the pituitary gland is an extension of the neural components of the hypothalamus?
- Intermediate lobe
- Anterior lobe
- Medial lobe
- Posterior lobe (correct)
From which invagination of the pharynx does the anterior pituitary gland arise embryologically?
From which invagination of the pharynx does the anterior pituitary gland arise embryologically?
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Which clusters of hypothalamic neurons have axons that pass down to the posterior pituitary?
Which clusters of hypothalamic neurons have axons that pass down to the posterior pituitary?
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