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    ANATOMY

    OF
    THE PITUITARY GLAND

    Who suffer (s) from pituitary disturbances? 2


    1) Soldier # 1
    1 3
    2) Soldier # 2
    3) Soldier # 3
    4) Soldiers # 1 & 3

    Prof. Ahmed
    OBJECTIVES
    At the end of the lecture, students should be
    able to:
     Describe the position of the pituitary gland.
     List the structures related to the pituitary
    gland.
     Differentiate between the lobes of the gland.
     Describe the blood supply of pituitary gland &
    the hypophyseal portal system.
    PITUITARY GLAND
    (HYPOPHYSIS CEREBRI)

    It is referred to as the master of endocrine gland.


    It is a small oval structure of 1 cm in diameter.


    It doubles its size during pregnancy.



    PITUITARY GLAND
    (POSITION)

    Optic chiasma
    Mammillary bod

    Body of sphenoi

    It lies in the hypophyseal fossa of the body of


    sphenoid bone, between optic chiasma (anteriorly) &
    mamillary bodies (posteriorly).
    PITUITARY GLAND
    (POSITION)

    It is well protected in sella


    It lies in the middle cranial fossa
    turcica of body of sphenoid

    Sella turcica
    PITUITARY GLAND
    (POSITION)

    Infundibulum

    A fold of dura mater (Diaphragma sellae) covers the pituitary


    gland & has an opening for passage of infundibulum (pituitary
    stalk) connecting the gland to hypothalamus.
    PITUITARY GLAND
    X-RAY SKULL: LATERAL SAGITTAL SECTION OF HEAD &
    VIEW NECK

    Pituitary
    gland

    Hypophyseal fossa

    Sphenoidal air sinus


    IMPORTANT RELATIONS

    SUPERIOR: Diaphragma sellae


    INFERIOR: Sphenoidal air sinuses


    LATERAL: Cavernous sinuses



    SUBDIVISIONS OF PITUITARY GLAND

    Hypothalamo-hypophyseal
    tract

    The gland is subdivided into:

    1) Anterior lobe (adenohypophysis): true gland, secretes hormones

    2) Posterior lobe (neurohypophysis): connected to hypothalamus


    through hypothalamo-hypophyseal tract, stores hormones secreted
    by hypothalamic nuclei
    BLOOD SUPPLY OF PITUITARY GLAND

    Cavernous sinuses

    ARTERIES: Superior & inferior hypophyseal arteries (branches


    of internal carotid artery)

    VEINS: hypophyseal veins drain into cavernous sinuses.


    ARTERIES OF PITUITARY
    GLAND
    Infundibulum
    a hypothalamo-
    hypophseal
    portal vessel

    The inferior hypophyseal: supplies posterior lobe of pituitary gland.


    The superior hypophyseal: supplies infundibulum & forms a capillary
    network from which vessels pass downward & form sinusoids into the
    anterior lobe of pituitary gland (hypophyseal portal system).
    ANTERIOR LOBE OF
    PITUITARY

    Hormone-releasing &
    inhibiting factors
    produced by
    hypothalamus use
    hypophyseal portal
    system of vessels to
    reach the anterior lobe of Hypophyseal portal
    system
    pituitary gland
    POSTERIOR LOBE OF
    PITUITARY

    Axons of supraoptic
    & paraventricular cells
    of hypothalamus send
    their secretion
    (neurosecretion) to
    posterior lobe of
    pituitary gland Hypothalamo-
    through hypothalamo- hypophyseal tract

    hypophyseal tract
    QUESTIONS
    QUESTION 1
     Which one of the following structures is
    superior to the pituitary gland?
    1) Optic chiasma
    2) Diaphragma sellae
    3) Mammillary bodies
    4) Sphenoidal air sinuses
    QUESTION 2
     Which one of the following venous sinuses
    drains hypophyseal veins?
    1) Superior sagittal
    2) Cavernous
    3) Transverse
    4) Sigmoid
    THANK YOU
    &
    BEST WISHES

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