| Hypothalamus
and Pituitary |
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| • | Pituitary
function depends on the hypothalamus |
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| and
the anatomical organization of the |
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| hypothalamus-pituitary
unit reflects this |
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| relationship. |
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| • | The
pituitary gland lies in a pocket of bone at the |
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| base
of the brain, just below the hypothalamus to |
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| which
it is connected by a stalk containing nerve |
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| fibers
and blood vessels. The pituitary is |
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| composed
to two lobes-- anterior and posterior |
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