Pituitary gland (hypophysis) -- known as the Master Gland because of the hormonal control it exerts on many other glands

Study the diagram of the pituitary gland noting the relationship among the anterior and posterior parts, the vascular supply, and the hypothalamus of the brain.

Name two basophils and two acidophils and give the target cells for their secretions.

Examine a section of pituitary and identify the anterior pituitary, the posterior pituitary, and the intervening pars intermedia with cysts representing remnants of Rathke's pouch. The latter structure may be better seen on slide 122. The pars intermedia is poorly developed in humans. Note the abundance of large capillaries among the clumped, epithelial cells in the anterior pituitary.

The staining property of chromophobes is believed to have what functional significance?

Hormones stored in the axons of the pars nervosa are synthesized in cell bodies located where?

Posterior pituitary