Pituitary Development and Anatomy of the Pituitary Gland The hypophysis is an amalgam of two tissues. Early in gestation a finger of ectoderm grows upward from the roof of…
Slide 1 Pituitary Gland Slide 2 Slide 3 Pituitary development: Slide 4 The “Master Gland” The pituitary has been called the “Master” gland in the body. This is because…