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Ductless glands which produce hormanes which are secreted into the bloodstream |
Endocrine glands |
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The pituitary gland is also called the? |
Hypophysis cerebri |
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Hollow eminence of gray matter between the mamillary bodies and optic chiasma |
Tuber cinereum |
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Location of the pituitary gland |
Hypophyseal fossa in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone |
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Relations of the pituitary gland |
Superiorly: diaphragm sellae Inferiorly: sphenoid Anteriorly: sphenoid sinus Posteriorly: dorsum sellae, basilar artery and pons Laterally: cavernous sinus and its contents |
