NEUROHYPOPHYSIS
(POSTERIOR PITUITARY)
HYPOTHALAMUS
ADENOHYPOPHYSIS
(ANTERIOR PITUITARY)
NEUROCRINE CELLS
RELEASING
AND
INHIBITING
HORMONES
1
MEDIAN EMINENCE
AND NEURAL STALK
2
SUPERIOR
HYPOPHYSEAL
ARTERY
OXYTOCIN
ADH
LONG
PORTAL VEIN
4
3
ENDOCRINE CELLS
INFERIOR
HYPOPHYSEAL
ARTERY
ANTERIOR PITUITARY HORMONES
GH
ACTH
LH
TSH
PRL
FSH/LH
EFFERENT VEINS