PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Where is the pituitary gland located? Your pituitary gland is located at the base of your brain, behind the bridge of your nose and directly below your hypothalamus. It sits in an indent in the sphenoid bone called the sella turcica.

Detailed explanation-2: -A pea-sized organ attached to the part of the brain called the hypothalamus. It lies at the base of the brain above the back of the nose.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain, behind the bridge of the nose. It is about one-half inch (1.25 cm) in diameter. The pituitary gland rests within a hollowed out area of the sphenoid bone called the sella turcica.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is situated in a bony structure called the Pituitary fossa, just below the hypothalamus, close to the optic nerve.

Detailed explanation-5: -Where is my pituitary gland? Computer artwork of a person’s head showing the left hemisphere of the brain inside. The highlighted area (centre) shows the pituitary gland attached to the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain.