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Neurohypophysis
Other Terms: Posterior lobe of pituitary gland, Neural lobe, Infundibular process, Neural lobe of pituitary gland, Lobus posterior (Glandula pituitaria), Lobus posterior hypophysis, Lobus nervosus neurohypophysis, Neurohypophyse, Partie nerveuse de la neuro-hypophyse
Description
The neurohypophysis is the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. It is attached to the hypothalamus by nerve fibers from the nervous centers of the hypothalamus. It produces two different hormones: the antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) to regulate the kidney, and oxytocin to control childbirth and breastfeeding in women.
Latin
Lobus posterior (Glandula pituitaria)
Latin
Lobus posterior hypophysis
Latin
Lobus nervosus neurohypophysis
French
Neurohypophyse
French
Partie nerveuse de la neuro-hypophyse
