Uber Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: March 22, 2024
Preferred Name

pituitary gland

Synonyms

glandula pituitaria

pituitary body

pituitary

Hp

hypophysis cerebri

hypophysis

Definitions

Terminology note: hypophysis and pituitary gland are often used informally as synonyms, but the hypophysis also includes the small infundibular or pituitary stalk[Neumann 2020] The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland that secretes hormones that regulate many other glands [GO]. An endocrine gland located ventral to the diencephalon and derived from mixed neuroectodermal and non neuroectodermal origin [ZFIN].

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000007

comment

Terminology note: hypophysis and pituitary gland are often used informally as synonyms, but the hypophysis also includes the small infundibular or pituitary stalk[Neumann 2020]

capable of part of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0007276

contributes to morphology of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001894

database_cross_reference

MESH:D010902

VHOG:0000143

Wikipedia:Pituitary_gland

NCIT:C12399

BTO:0001073

CALOHA:TS-0798

neuronames:399

TAO:0000118

EMAPA:35998

BIRNLEX:1353

UMLS:C0032005

AAO:0010536

BM:Die-Hy-HY

MAT:0000077

MIAA:0000077

EHDAA2:0001471

EFO:0000857

SCTID:181125003

ZFA:0000118

XAO:0000017

BAMS:PIT

BAMS:Pit

DHBA:10505

EHDAA:2183

EHDAA:4477

EV:0100132

FMA:13889

GAID:457

HBA:4634

MA:0000176

definition

The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland that secretes hormones that regulate many other glands [GO]. An endocrine gland located ventral to the diencephalon and derived from mixed neuroectodermal and non neuroectodermal origin [ZFIN].

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Gray1180.png

develops_from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0034875

external_definition

An endocrine gland located ventral to the diencephalon and derived from mixed neuroectodermal and non neuroectodermal origin.[TAO]

An endocrine gland derived from infundibulum of the floor of the diencephalon and an ectodermal dorsal protrusion from the buccal cavity which controls the secretion of many hormones influencing the function of various organs of the body.[AAO]

has part

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002198

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002196

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000440

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000642

has_broad_synonym

Hp

has_exact_synonym

glandula pituitaria

pituitary body

pituitary

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

hypophysis cerebri

hypophysis

homology_notes

It (the hypophysis) develops embryonically in all vertebrates from two ectodermal evaginations that meet and unite. (...) A well-developed hypophyseal system with functional connections to the hypothalamus is unique to craniates.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0000007

immediate transformation of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0034875

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim

label

pituitary gland

notation

UBERON:0000007

only in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7742

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001894

prefLabel

pituitary gland

taxon_notes

The lamprey possesses a distinct pituitary organ and hormones, the ascidian does not show distinct evidence of them [Sower S, Freamat M, Kavanaugh S. The origins of the vertebrate hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) and hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) endocrine systems: new insights from lampreys. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2009;161:20-9]

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001894

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0034875

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003296

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002368

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010314

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