HYPOTHALAMUS - PITUITARY HYPOTHALAMUS - PITUITARY PATHWAYSPATHWAYS

HYPOTHALAMUS - PITUITARY HYPOTHALAMUS - PITUITARY PATHWAYSPATHWAYS

THEHYPOPHYSEAL

PORTAL SYSTEM

THEHYPOPHYSEAL

PORTAL SYSTEM

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery superficial

capillary plexus

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery superficial

capillary plexustrabecular artery

inferiorhypophysealartery

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery superficial

capillary plexustrabecular artery

deepcapillary plexus

primarycapillaryplexus

inferiorhypophysealartery

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery superficial

capillary plexustrabecular artery deep

capillary plexus

inferiorhypophysealartery

long portal veins

superficialcapillary plexus

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery superficial

capillary plexustrabecular artery deep

capillary plexuslong portal veins

inferiorhypophysealartery

deepcapillary plexusshort portal veins

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery superficial

capillary plexustrabecular artery deep

capillary plexuslong portal veins

short portal veins

inferiorhypophysealartery

hypothalamic nuclei

superiorhypophysealartery superficial

capillary plexustrabecular artery deep

capillary plexuslong portal veins

short portal veinssecondarycapillaryplexus

adeno-hypophysealcapillaryplexus inferior

hypophysealartery

superiorhypophysealartery superficial

capillary plexusdeepcapillary plexuslong portal veins

short portal veins

hypothalamic nuclei

trabecular artery

adeno-hypophysealcapillaryplexus

hypophyseal vein

inferiorhypophysealartery

superiorhypophysealarteries

superiorhypophysealarteries

primarycapillary

plexus

primarycapillary

plexus

superficialcapillary plexus

deepcapillary plexus

deepcapillary plexus

superficialcapillary plexus

longportalveins

shortportalveins

shortportalveins

longportalveins

hypophysealveins

hypophysealveins

secondarycapillaryplexus

Hypophyseal Portal System

secondarycapillaryplexus

adenohypo-physealcapillaryplexus

THEHYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL

TRACT

THEHYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL

TRACT

Supraoptic Nucleus Paraventricular nucleus

superiorhypophysealartery

inferiorhypophysealartery

superiorhypophysealartery

neurohypophysealcapillary

plexus

HT-HP tract

inferiorhypophysealartery

Supraoptic Nucleus Paraventricular nucleus

hypophysealvein