Pars tuberalis
Appearance
(Redirected from Pars tuberalis adenohypophyseos)
Pars tuberalis | |
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Identifiers | |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_912 |
TA98 | A11.1.00.003 |
TA2 | 3856 |
FMA | 74631 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
Pars tuberalis | |
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Pituitary gland. (Most of the orange region is "pars distalis", but the part at the top is "pars tuberalis".) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | pars tuberalis adenohypophyseos |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_912 |
TA98 | A11.1.00.003 |
TA2 | 3856 |
FMA | 74631 |
Anatomical terminology |
The pars tuberalis is part of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, and wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath.
Histology
[edit]Principal cells of the pars tuberalis are low columnar in form, with the cytoplasm containing numerous lipid droplets, glycogen granules, and occasional colloid droplets. A sparse population of functional gonadotrophs are present (indicated by immunoreactivity for ACTH, FSH, and LH).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Ross, Michael. Histology: A Text and Atlas. 5th ed., 2006. pp 695
It is an extension of the pars distalis up and around infundibulum.