the endocrine system, the anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior) is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the...

main lobes of the pituitary, an anterior lobe, and a posterior lobe joined and separated by a small intermediate lobe. The anterior lobe (adenohypophysis)...

the anterior pituitary. Instead, it is largely a collection of axonal projections from the hypothalamus that terminate behind the anterior pituitary, and...

lobes: the posterior pituitary, which consists of nervous tissue branching out of the hypothalamus, and the anterior pituitary, which consists of hormone-producing...

the hypophyseal portal system, where these hormones diffuse to the anterior pituitary.[citation needed] The hypothalamic nuclei include the following: Cross-section...

the secretion of hormones from the anterior pituitary. Anterior Pituitary: The main role of the anterior pituitary gland is to produce and secrete tropic...

Pituitary adenomas are tumors that occur in the pituitary gland. Most pituitary tumors are benign, approximately 35% are invasive and just 0.1% to 0.2%...

corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland: CRH and vasopressin stimulate the anterior lobe of pituitary gland to secrete adrenocorticotropic...

They are all released by anterior pituitary. Some have targets in glands and some with direct function. Anterior pituitary is an amalgam of hormone producing...

transported to the pituitary gland and from there to the systemic circulation. The pituitary gland is divided into three lobes: the anterior pituitary, the intermediate...