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Pars tuberalis

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Pars tuberalis
Identifiers
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_912
TA98A11.1.00.003
TA23856
FMA74631
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
Pars tuberalis
Pituitary gland. (Most of the orange region is "pars distalis", but the part at the top is "pars tuberalis".)
Details
Identifiers
Latinpars tuberalis adenohypophyseos
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_912
TA98A11.1.00.003
TA23856
FMA74631
Anatomical terminology

The pars tuberalis is part of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, and wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath.

Histology

Principal cells of the pars tuberalis are low columnar in form, with the cytoplasm containing numerous lipid droplets, glycogen granules, and occasional colloid droplets. A sparse population of functional gonadotrophs are present (indicated by immunoreactivity for ACTH, FSH, and LH).[1]

References

  1. ^ Ross, Michael. Histology: A Text and Atlas. 5th ed., 2006. pp 695

It is an extension of the pars distalis up and around infundibulum.

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