Pituitary Gland, Posterior

"Pituitary Gland, Posterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal AXONS of neurons that produce VASOPRESSIN and OXYTOCIN in the SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS and the PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS. These axons travel down through the MEDIAN EMINENCE, the hypothalamic infundibulum of the PITUITARY STALK, to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

Descriptor ID	D010904
MeSH Number(s)	A06.407.747.875 A06.688.178.875 A06.688.357.750.875 A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500.875 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.875 A08.713.049.875 A08.713.357.750.875
Concept/Terms	Pituitary Gland, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Posterior Gland, Posterior Pituitary Posterior Pituitary Gland Posterior Pituitary Glands Infundibular Process Infundibular Processes Process, Infundibular Processes, Infundibular Pars Nervosa of Pituitary Pituitary Pars Nervosa Neural Lobe Lobe, Neural Lobes, Neural Neural Lobes Neurohypophysis Posterior Lobe of Pituitary Pituitary Posterior Lobe Lobus Nervosus Nervosus, Lobus

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Anatomy [A]
Endocrine System [A06]
Endocrine Glands [A06.407]
Pituitary Gland [A06.407.747]
Pituitary Gland, Posterior [A06.407.747.875]
Neurosecretory Systems [A06.688]
Circumventricular Organs [A06.688.178]
Pituitary Gland, Posterior [A06.688.178.875]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A06.688.357]
Pituitary Gland [A06.688.357.750]
Pituitary Gland, Posterior [A06.688.357.750.875]
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Limbic System [A08.186.211.464]
Hypothalamus [A08.186.211.464.497]
Hypothalamus, Middle [A08.186.211.464.497.352]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.186.211.464.497.352.435]
Pituitary Gland [A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500]
Pituitary Gland, Posterior [A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500.875]
Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.730]
Diencephalon [A08.186.211.730.317]
Hypothalamus [A08.186.211.730.317.357]
Hypothalamus, Middle [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435]
Pituitary Gland [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500]
Pituitary Gland, Posterior [A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500.875]
Neurosecretory Systems [A08.713]
Circumventricular Organs [A08.713.049]
Pituitary Gland, Posterior [A08.713.049.875]
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A08.713.357]
Pituitary Gland [A08.713.357.750]
Pituitary Gland, Posterior [A08.713.357.750.875]

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