MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Your pituitary gland is a small, pea-sized endocrine gland located at the base of your brain below your hypothalamus. It releases several important hormones and controls the function of many other endocrine system glands.

Detailed explanation-2: -The pituitary gland, the parathyroid glands and the inner layer of the adrenal gland (adrenal medulla) are almost all made up of neuroendocrine cells. Other sites of neuroendocrine cells include the thymus, kidneys, liver, prostate, skin, cervix, ovaries and testicles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pituitary has two lobes, the anterior and the posterior lobe. Each of the two lobes of the pituitary gland contains different types of cells and produces different types of hormones.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your pituitary gland is made of two lobes that touch each other. The posterior pituitary is the back lobe of your pituitary gland, meaning it is facing the back of your head, whereas the anterior pituitary is in the front and is facing the front of your head.

Detailed explanation-5: -The posterior lobe houses the axon terminals of hypothalamic neurons. It stores and releases into the bloodstream two hypothalamic hormones: oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH).