The pars tuberalis is part of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, and wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pars_tuberalis ]
Synonyms: pars tuberalis (glandula pituitaria) pars tuberalis adenohypophysis pars tuberalis of anterior lobe of pituitary gland pars tuberalis pars infundibularis of adenohypophysis
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It (the hypophysis) develops embryonically in all vertebrates from two ectodermal evaginations that meet and unite. An infundibulum grows ventrally from the diencephalon of the brain, and Rathke's pouch extends dorsally from the roof of the developing mouth, or stomodaeum. The infundibulum remains connected to the floor of the diencephalon, which becomes the hypothalamus, and gives rise to the part of the gland known as the neurohypophysis. (...) Rathke's pouch loses its connection with the stomodaeum in most adult vertebrates and gives rise to the rest of the gland, the adenohypophysis. (...) A well-developed hypophyseal system with functional connections to the hypothalamus is unique to craniates.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
- organ part
- ectoderm-derived structure
- reproductive structure
- in taxon some (not Danio rerio)
- part of some adenohypophysis