Posterior pituitary gland

Introduction: Posterior pituitary gland

Description of Posterior pituitary gland

Posterior pituitary gland: the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Posterior pituitary gland: The neural or post-neural lobe of the pituitary gland. The infundibulum is considered part of the posterior pituitary by most authors.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Posterior pituitary gland: Related Topics

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Terms associated with Posterior pituitary gland:

Terms Similar to Posterior pituitary gland:

• posterior pituitary
• neurohypophysis
• pars nervosa

Source - WordNet 2.1

• infundibular hypothalamus
• infundibular stem
• infundibulums (hypophysis)
• neurohypophyse

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Broader terms for Posterior pituitary gland

• endocrine gland
• endocrine
• ductless gland

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Posterior pituitary gland

The following list attempts to classify Posterior pituitary gland into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• ductless gland,endocrine,endocrine gland
• gland,secreter,secretor,secretory organ
• organ
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• pituitary gland
• endocrine gland
• endocrine system
• Anatomy

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