Pituitary Gland Diagram. These two parts release different hormones. The part of the pituitary gland at the front called the anterior pituitary.
Fig 10 the pituitary gland. In vertebrate anatomy the pituitary gland or hypophysis is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 05 grams in humans. The pituitary gland in rats as in other mammals is situated in a bony cavity called the sella turcica.
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These two parts release different hormones. The pituitary gland is divided into three parts also called lobes. It is very small only about the size of a pea. Updated august 19 2021.