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pituitary stalk

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the apical portion of the tubular structure extending from the hypothalamus to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]

Term info

Label

pituitary stalk

Synonyms
  • hypophyseal stalk
  • infundibular stalk
  • infundibular stem
  • infundibular stem of neurohypophysis
  • infundibulum
  • infundibulum (lobus posterior) (glandula pituitaria)
  • infundibulum hypophysis
  • infundibulum of neurohypophysis
  • infundibulum of pituitary gland
  • infundibulum of posterior lobe of pituitary gland
  • neurohypophysis infundibulum
  • pituitary infundibular stalk
  • tuberal part of hypophysis
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

abbreviation
InfS [ NIFSTD : NeuroNames_abbrevSource BIRNLEX : 1248 ]

latin term
infundibulum (lobus posterior) (glandula pituitaria) [ FMA : 74635 FMA : TA ]

latin term
pars tuberalis (hypophysis) [ NeuroNames : 408 ]

latin term
infundibulum hypophysis [ FMA : 74635 FMA : TA ]

latin term
infundibulum neurohypophyseos [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituitary_stalk ]

abbreviation
THP [ NIFSTD : NeuroNames_abbrevSource BIRNLEX : 912 ]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Pituitary_gland_representation.PNG

external definition

A short stalk connecting the pituitary with the brain. Axons of secretory cells in the floor of the diencephalon traverse the infundibulum and terminate in the neurohypophysis.[TAO]

has alternative id

UBERON:0003014, UBERON:0014606

has broad synonym

InfS, infundibular stem, THP

has related synonym

hypophyseal infundibulum, tuberal part of the hypophysis, pars tuberalis (hypophysis), infundibulum neurohypophyseos, hypophysial stalk, infundibulum of posterior lobe of pituitary gland, infundibulum of hypothalamus

homology notes

It (the hypophysis) develops embryonically in all vertebrates from two ectodermal evaginations that meet and unite. An infundibulum grows ventrally from the diencephalon of the brain, and Rathke's pouch extends dorsally from the roof of the developing mouth, or stomodaeum. The infundibulum remains connected to the floor of the diencephalon, which becomes the hypothalamus, and gives rise to the part of the gland known as the neurohypophysis. (...) Rathke's pouch loses its connection with the stomodaeum in most adult vertebrates and gives rise to the rest of the gland, the adenohypophysis. (...) A well-developed hypophyseal system with functional connections to the hypothalamus is unique to craniates.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0002434