Identify:

Macroscopic

• Orientate yourself with respect to the different parts of the pituitary.

Microscopic

• Pars distalis

• Pars intermedia

• Pars nervosa

• Pars tuberalis

Draw and annotate:

A line drawing of the pituitary gland. In each of the parts of pituitary gland, draw areas in detail.

1. What different cells and structures is the pars distalis comprised of?
2. What are the characteristics of the pars intermedia?
3. What structures form the pars nervosa?
4. What is a Herring body?

Microscope

1. Pituitary gland
2. Pituitary gland
3. Detail of the pituitary gland
4. Detail of the pituitary gland
5. Neurohypophysis of the pituitary gland
6. Capsule and adjacent pars anterior of the pituitary gland
7. Capsule and adjacent pars anterior of the pituitary gland
8. Pars intermedia of the pituitary gland
9. Section of the pars nervosa
10. Section of the pars nervosa

Clinical anatomy

• Closeup midsagittal view of the left human brain

Hormones

• ADH
• Hypothalamus-Hypophysis-Testicle hormone axis

Microscope

Very low magnification

Low magnification

Medium magnification

High magnification

Other

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