Term Name: | neural lobe of neurohypophysis |
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Synonyms: | caudal lobe, eminentia medialis (Shantha), eminentia mediana, eminentia postinfundibularis, lobe caudalis cerebelli, medial eminence, middle lobe, neural component of pituitary, pars nervosa, pars nervosa of hypophysis, pars nervosa of neurohypophysis, pars nervosa of pituitary, pars nervosa of posterior lobe of pituitary gland, pars nervosa pituitary gland, pars posterior, PNHP, posterior lobe, posterior lobe-3 |
Definition: | The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) comprises the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland and is part of the endocrine system. Despite its name, the posterior pituitary gland is not a gland, per se; rather, it is largely a collection of axonal projections from the hypothalamus that terminate behind the anterior pituitary gland. [WP,unvetted]. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003217] |