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Pituitary Gland By Dr. Noura El Tahawy

Pituitary gland anatomy

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Lectures of Anatomy (2011) by Dr. Noura El tahawy for second year Faculty of Medicine

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Page 1: Pituitary gland anatomy

Pituitary Gland

By

Dr. Noura El Tahawy

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• Tentorium

cerebelli

• Transverse sinus

• Sphenoidal air

sinus

• Frontal air sinus

• Sigmoid sinus

• Pituitary fossa

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Pituitary Gland

Outer Endosteal

Layer of the Dura Inner Meningeal

Layer of the Dura

Diaphragma Sellae

Intercavernous

Dural Sinuses

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Cavernous SinusesOptic Chiasma

Internal Carotid Artery

Body

of

Sphenoid Bone

Sphenoidal

Air Sinus

Uncus

of

Temporal Lobe

Pituitary

Gland

Sphenoidal

AirSinuses

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Infundibulum of the Pituitary Gland

Anterior Lobe

(Adenohypophysis)

Pars Tuberalis

Rudementary Cleft

Pars DistalisPars Intermedia

Posterior Lobe

(Neurohypophysis)

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Superior Hypophyseal Artery

Inferior Hypophyseal Artery

Portal Pituitary Venous System

To Surrounding Dural SinusesTo Surrounding Dural Sinuses

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Plain X-ray, Lateral view of the Skull and Neck