hypophysis
/hʌɪˈpɒfɪsɪs
/noun (plural hypophyses /hʌɪˈpɒfɪsiːz/) Anatomy
Technical term for pituitary.As an example, the beta cell of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis secretes adrenocorticotropic hormone....
- The internal carotid artery supplies blood to the middle ear, brain, hypophysis, orbit, and choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle.
- This gland, also termed the hypophysis cerebri, lies in a bony cavity, the sella turcica, so called because it was thought to resemble a Turkish saddle.
Derivatives
hypophyseal
- An embryonic remnant, it opens in the hypophyseal fossa, traversing the sphenoid body.
- There were also anastomoses with the superior hypophyseal artery.
- The hypophyseal fossa is filled with sediment.
Origin
Late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek hupophusis 'offshoot', from hupo 'under' + phusis 'growth'.