Title: anterior
1Anatomy of the Hypothalamohypophyseal Complex
Circle of Willis
posterior communicating artery
anterior communicating artery
posterior cerebral artery
basilar artery
2Anatomy of the Hypothalamohypophyseal Complex
Anterior communicating artery
Optic chiasm
Pituitary
Posterior communicating artery
3Anatomy of the Hypothalamohypophyseal Complex
Frontal View
Sagital View
4Hypophyseal Portal System
Primary plexus
Hormone transported in the axon
Superior hypophyseal artery
Hormone transported in the blood
Secondaryplexus
Hormone transported in the blood
Inferior hypophyseal vein
5Embryological Development of the Pituitary
Infundibulum
6Embryological Development of the Pituitary
Infundibular Process
Hypothalamus
Infundibular Process
Oral Ectoderm
Rathkes Pouch
Rathkes Pouch
7Nomenclature for the Pituitary Gland
median eminence
sella turcica
8Nomenclature for the Pituitary Gland
adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary)
neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary)
9Anterior versus Posterior Pituitary
10Innervation and Vascularization
parvocellular neurons
magnocellular neurons
Hypophyseal Portal System
neurohumoral organs