Median eminence

Introduction: Median eminence

Description of Median eminence

Median eminence: raised area on the infundibular neurohypophysis which contains the primary capillary network of the hypophyseal portal system.
Source: CRISP

Median eminence: Raised area on the infundibular hypothalamus at the floor of the third ventricle of the brain which contains the primary capillary network of the hypophyseal portal system.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Median eminence: Raised area at the infundibular region of the HYPOTHALAMUS at the floor of the BRAIN, ventral to the THIRD VENTRICLE and adjacent to the ARCUATE NUCLEUS. It contains the terminals of hypothalamic neurons and the capillary network of hypophyseal portal system, thus serving as a neuroendocrine link between the brain and the PITUITARY GLAND.
Source: MeSH 2007

Median eminence: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Median eminence:

• Median
• Eminence
• Lower
• Segment
• Infundibulum
• Hypothalamus
• Proximal
• Hypophysial

Terms associated with Median eminence:

Broader terms for Median eminence

• Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System

Source - MeSH 2007

• neurohypophysis

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Median eminence

The following list attempts to classify Median eminence into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Endocrine System
  • Neurosecretory Systems
    • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
      • Median Eminence

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
    • Brain
      • Prosencephalon
        • Diencephalon
          • Hypothalamus
            • Hypothalamus, Middle
              • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
                • Median Eminence

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System
  • Neurosecretory Systems
    • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
      • Median Eminence

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• pituitary gland
• endocrine gland
• endocrine system
• Anatomy

MESH - OBO - Hierarchy 2

• posterior pituitary gland
• pituitary gland
• endocrine gland
• endocrine system
• Anatomy

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