neural lobe of neurohypophysis

Term ID

UBERON:0003217

Synonyms

• caudal lobe
• eminentia medialis (Shantha)
• eminentia mediana
• eminentia postinfundibularis
• lobe caudalis cerebelli
• medial eminence
• middle lobe
• neural component of pituitary
• pars nervosa
• pars nervosa of hypophysis
• pars nervosa of neurohypophysis
• pars nervosa of pituitary
• pars nervosa of posterior lobe of pituitary gland
• pars nervosa pituitary gland
• pars posterior
• PNHP
• posterior lobe
• posterior lobe-3

Definition

The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) comprises the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland and is part of the endocrine system. Despite its name, the posterior pituitary gland is not a gland, per se; rather, it is largely a collection of axonal projections from the hypothalamus that terminate behind the anterior pituitary gland. [WP,unvetted]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurohypophysis#cite_note-1

References

• BAMS:PNHP
• BTO:0000561
• EHDAA2:0001418
• EHDAA:7542
• EMAPA:35595
• MA:0000860
• UMLS:C0447640
• VHOG:0001180
• birnlex:941
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=402
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0447640
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/424523008

Ontology

Uberon Ontology