腦下垂體
Also known as hypophysis
endocrine gland at the base of the brain. Referred to as the “master gland” because it monitors and regulates many bodily functions through the hormones that it produces, including growth and sexual/reproductive development and function.
AI overview
The pituitary gland is a small endocrine gland located at the base of your brain that produces hormones to control many of your body's functions. It's often called the "master gland" because it monitors and regulates important processes like growth and sexual and reproductive development.
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Research
82,946 papers- Arterial Supply to the Pituitary Gland: A Comprehensive Review.ReviewWorld neurosurgery · 2020Cironi KA, Decater T, Iwanaga J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.221
- [Ectopia of the pituitary].ReviewDer Pathologe · 2018Saeger WDOI: 10.1007/s00292-018-0473-3
- Surgery of the pituitary gland.ReviewCurrent problems in surgery · 1981Tindall GT, Tindall SCDOI: 10.1016/s0011-3840(81)80014-7
- POSTERIOR pituitary gland.Lancet (London, England) · 1952
- THE CYTOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND.
Article · 中文
腦下垂體（法语、德语: Hypophyse，英語：pituitary gland），亦称为脑垂体、腦垂腺、腦下腺，可简称为垂體、垂腺，是人體的一個內分泌腺，位於腦底部的中央位置，在蝶骨中的蝶鞍內，它的上方有視神經經過，兩側被所包圍，它的底部為及鼻咽。整個腦下垂體大小約1.3x0.9x0.6公分，重量約0.6克，可分為腦下垂體前葉（垂體前葉）、腦下垂體後葉（垂體後葉），其中前葉約80%，後葉約20%。
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