Corpus: Pituitary stalk
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Synonyms: Infundibulum hypophysialis, Infundibulum hypophysis
English: , pituitary infundibulum
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The term pituitary stalk refers to the connection between the glandular body of the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus.
Background[Bearbeiten]
In everyday clinical practice, the pituitary stalk is equated with the infundibulum of the neurohypophysis. Anatomically, however, the pituitary stalk also consists of the rostral pars tuberalis of the adenohypophysis.