How to use in-sentence of “pituitary”:
– The hypothalamus releases factors down the pituitary stalk to the pituitary gland where they cause the release of pituitary hormones.
– Pituitary adenomas are tumors that occur in the pituitary gland.
– The pituitary gland consists of two parts: the anterior pituitary and the posterior pituitary.
– Adenomas that are bigger than Most pituitary microadenomas often remain undiagnosed and those that are diagnosed are often found as an “incidental finding and are called “incidentalomas”.
– The endocrine cells of the anterior pituitary are controlled by neurosecretion from the hypothalamus.
– For example, a decrease in water potential is detected by osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus, which stimulates ADH release from the pituitary gland to increase the permeability of the walls of the collecting ducts in the kidneys.
– Strange to say, the oxytocin released by the pituitary gland cannot reach the brain: it does have effects on the rest of the body.
– The pituitary controls a whole range of vital functions by secreting hormones.
Example sentences of “pituitary”:
– This hormone is made by the pituitary glands in the brain.
– Melanocyte-stimulating hormones from the pituitary gland causes melanocytes to produce more melanin.
– Endocrine cells of the anterior pituitary are controlled by regulatory hormones released by neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus.
– His growth was caused by acromegalic gigantism, a condition caused by a tumor on his pituitary gland.
– That area at the base of the brain down to the pituitary is the centre of neurosecretion.
– It used to be thought that clinically active pituitary adenomas were rare but recent studies have suggested that they may affect about one in 1000 of the general population.
– However, he is soon terrified to see the Professor bringing home a human brain and removing the pituitary gland…
– At the start of this stage, the pituitary gland will begin to release more FSH.
– The thalamus sits above the hypothalamus, and the hypothalamus sits above the pituitary gland.
– As Bormenthal assists, the Professor gives him a human pituitary gland and human testicles.
- This hormone is made by the pituitary glands in the brain.
- Melanocyte-stimulating hormones from the pituitary gland causes melanocytes to produce more melanin.
- Endocrine cells of the anterior pituitary are controlled by regulatory hormones released by neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus.
– Endorphins are also involved in the release of sex hormones in the pituitary gland.
– The posterior pituitary is actually an extension of the hypothalamus.
– They are usually in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland.
– Daly AF, Rixhon M, Adam C “et al.” High prevalence of pituitary adenomas: a cross-sectional study in the province of Liege, Belgium.
– More endorphins are released in the pituitary gland during times of pain or stress.
– The main endocrine glands are the pituitary gland, the pancreas, the gonads, the Thyroidthyroid gland and the adrenal glands.
– It is the control system which regulates the pituitary gland, the ‘master gland’ of the body.
– It is functionally linked to the hypothalamus by the pituitary stalk.