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HYPOPHYSIS [5 records]

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Record 1 2020-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Hypophysis
Universal entry(ies)
lobus nervosus neurohypophysis
Latin
pars nervosa neurohypophysis
Latin
A11.1.00.008
classification system code, see observation
OBS

neural lobe of pituitary gland; pars nervosa of pituitary gland; neural lobe of hypophysis; neural lobe of neurohypophysis : designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A11.1.00.008: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Hypophyse
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
lobus nervosus neurohypophysis
Latin
pars nervosa neurohypophysis
Latin
A11.1.00.008
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Partie inférieure de la neurohypophyse reliée à l'hypothalamus par l'infundibulum.

OBS

lobe nerveux de la neurohypophyse; partie nerveuse de la neurohypophyse; pars nervosa de la neurohypophyse : désignations dérivées de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A11.1.00.008 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A fold of dura mater covering the sella turcica and roofing over the hypophyseal fossa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Lame dure-mérienne constituant une cloison horizontale au-dessus de la selle turcique et de l'hypophyse.

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : tente de l'hypophyse.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hypophysis
CONT

Pituitary gland also called hypophysisone of the endocrine (ductless) glands that secrete their hormones directly into the bloodstream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hypophyse
CONT

L'hypophyse ou glande pituitaire, [...] située à l'étage moyen de la base du crâne, est régulatrice de toutes les glandes endocrines du corps (glandes à sécrétion interne).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hipófisis
DEF

Pequeña glándula endocrina oval, que se ubica en la base del cerebro. Es la glándula maestra porque con sus secreciones estimula el funcionamiento de otras glándulas endocrinas.

OBS

La glándula pituitaria tiene dos lóbulos, el anterior y el posterior; el anterior secreta por lo menos seis hormonas: la del crecimiento, que estimula el crecimiento del cuerpo en general; la adenocorticotrópica, que controla las hormonas esteroides secretadas por la corteza adrenal; la hormona tirotrópica que estimula el funcionamiento de la glándula tiroides; tres hormonas gonadotrópicas que controlan el crecimiento y la actividad reproductiva de las gónadas, que son los ovarios y los testículos; el lóbulo posterior secreta la hormona antidiurética, la cual origina la retención de agua en los riñones; la oxitocina, que estimula las glándulas mamarias a liberar leche y también causa las contracciones uterinas.

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Record 4 2002-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hypophysis
DEF

A tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo; it grows dorsal toward the infundibular process of the diencephalon, around which it forms a cup-like mass, giving rise to the pars distalis and pars juxtaneuralis of the hypophysis.

Key term(s)
  • Rathke diverticulum
  • Rathke pocket
  • Rathke pouch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hypophyse
CONT

La poche de Rathke, dérivée des cellules de la crête neurale, est un recessus transitoire situé entre l'anté-hypophyse en avant (dérivée de la crête neurale) et la post-hypophyse en arrière (diverticule diencéphalique) qui disparait avec le développement du sphénoïde.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
DEF

Of or relating to the hypophysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
DEF

Qui se rapporte à l'hypophyse.

Spanish

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