Term Name: pituitary gland
Synonyms: glandula pituitaria, Hp, hypophysis, hypophysis cerebri, pituitary, pituitary body
Definition: The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland that secretes hormones that regulate many other glands [GO]. An endocrine gland located ventral to the diencephalon and derived from mixed neuroectodermal and non neuroectodermal origin [ZFIN].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000007]

Relationships
is part of: diencephalon
has parts: adenohypophysis lateral eminence of hypophysis neurohypophysis pituitary gland cell
is a type of: endocrine gland gland of diencephalon neuroendocrine gland structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
immediate_transformation_of: future pituitary gland