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Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis

Pituitary gland

Pituitary gland

The pituitary gland is located at (a) the base of the brain and is (b) connected to the hypothalamus by the pituitary stalk.

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  • adenohypophysis
  • hypothalamus
  • diencephalon
  • neurohypophysis
  • hypophysis
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