An explanation of the development of the<unk>  (Hypophysis cerebri) & the congenital anomalies. Location of the human hypothalamus. The Hypothalamus-Pituitary Complex. The Limbic Lobe. In vertebrate anatomy, the<unk> , or hypophysis, is an endocrine<unk> , about the size of a pea and weighing in humans. It is a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain. The hypophysis rests upon the hypophysial fossa of the sphenoid bone in the center of the middle cranial fossa and is surrounded by a small bony cavity (sella turcica) covered by a dural fold (diaphragma sellae). The anterior<unk>  (or adenohypophysis) is a lobe of the<unk>  that regulates several physiological processes including stress, growth, reproduction, and lactation. The intermediate lobe synthesizes and secretes melanocyte-stimulating hormone. The posterior<unk>  (or neurohypophysis) is a lobe of the<unk>  that is functionally connected to the hypothalamus by the median eminence via a small tube called the<unk>  stalk (also called the infundibular stalk or the infundibulum). Hormones secreted from the<unk>  help to control growth, blood pressure, energy management, all functions of the sex organs, thyroid<unk> s and metabolism as well as some aspects of pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, water/salt concentration at the kidneys, temperature regulation and pain relief.
Pituitary gland
Adrenal gland
Adrenal cortex
Allothalamus
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