pituitary gland anatomy
DESCRIPTION
Lectures of Anatomy (2011) by Dr. Noura El tahawy for second year Faculty of MedicineTRANSCRIPT
Pituitary Gland
By
Dr. Noura El Tahawy
• Tentorium
cerebelli
• Transverse sinus
• Sphenoidal air
sinus
• Frontal air sinus
• Sigmoid sinus
• Pituitary fossa
Pituitary Gland
Outer Endosteal
Layer of the Dura Inner Meningeal
Layer of the Dura
Diaphragma Sellae
Intercavernous
Dural Sinuses
Cavernous SinusesOptic Chiasma
Internal Carotid Artery
Body
of
Sphenoid Bone
Sphenoidal
Air Sinus
Uncus
of
Temporal Lobe
Pituitary
Gland
Sphenoidal
AirSinuses
Infundibulum of the Pituitary Gland
Anterior Lobe
(Adenohypophysis)
Pars Tuberalis
Rudementary Cleft
Pars DistalisPars Intermedia
Posterior Lobe
(Neurohypophysis)
Superior Hypophyseal Artery
Inferior Hypophyseal Artery
Portal Pituitary Venous System
To Surrounding Dural SinusesTo Surrounding Dural Sinuses
Plain X-ray, Lateral view of the Skull and Neck