For instance if the pituitary gland over-functioned we had Giantism.
The subject is still hidden in darkness to the extent of insufficient knowledge on our part of the exact constituents of the active agents in the secretions of the testes, thyroids, suprarenals, pituitary and other glands.
Professor Keith states: "The interstitial gland has as much to do with the growth, in certain particulars, as the pituitary gland has in general bodily growth.
Sight, spiritual, accompanies development of pineal gland and pituitary body, 66; varieties of, 67.
And his argument seems to run further to the following effect: that the evolution of the modern from the Neanderthal type of man was consequent on a change in the activity of the pituitary gland.
The disease seems dependent upon an excessive activity of processes regulated by a glandular body in the floor of the brain-case (the pituitary gland).
Pressure on the optic chiasma, for example by a tumour of the pituitary body, is associated with bilateral temporal hemianopsia.
Tumours of the Pituitary Body# or #Hypophysis Cerebri#.
The tumours most frequently met with in the pituitary body are of the nature of adenoma with hyperplasia and cystic degeneration; carcinoma and sarcoma also occur.
The olfactory and gustatory centres are situated in the uncus close to the pituitary fossa.
The pituitary gland, or cerebral hypophysis, has also functions associated with the general nervous tone and trophism (or nourishment) of the tissues, and especially of the osseous system.
In such cases, an autopsy shows an alteration of the pituitary gland, often due to malignant tumors (sarcoma).
Origin of adrenals, pituitary body, thymus, tonsils, thyroid, and other ductless glands.
B, were in a similar position in the palaeostracan ancestor--that, indeed, the pituitary body is the descendant of the coxal glands.
I have already considered the question in the prosomatic region, and have given my reasons why the pituitary gland must be looked upon as the descendant of the arthropod coxal gland.
Into this space the whole base of the fore-brain primitively projects, but the space itself gradually becomes narrowed until it usually contains only the pituitary body.
The coxal excretory organs at the base of the endognaths remain and become the pituitary body.
In Limulus the excretory organs are in the prosomatic region--the coxal glands; these become in the vertebrate the pituitary body.
A small glandular organ at the base of the brain, the pituitary body, produces a secretion, one of the most marked properties of which is a control of growth, particularly that of the bones.
From its lower surface is suspended the hypophysis or pituitary gland.
There is a median nostril associated with a pituitary pouch, which pierces the skull floor.
Kemper and I were, of course, aware that in the insect world the ocelli served the same purpose that the degenerate pituitary body once served in the occiput of man.
Section through the anterior part of the head of the same larva, shewing pituitary involution.
Through fore-part of head, shewing the pituitarybody still connected with the oral epithelium.
The pituitary body still opens into the mouth, though the septum between the mouth and the throat is broken through.
The apex of the infundibulum is enlarged, and to it is attached a pituitary body (pt.
Footnote 516: We have not been able to work out the early development of the pituitary body as satisfactorily as we could have wished.
He says[327], "As the pituitary body is an integral part of the brain, so are the suprarenal bodies part of the sympathetic system.
The pituitary body itself is lodged in a cavity of the sphenoid bone called the pituitary fossa.
The fact that these diseases are so closely associated with a hypertrophic condition of the pituitary gland has led to the conclusion that perhaps the giants or Cyclops of ancient times were cases of giantism or acromegaly.
There are, however, marked structural resemblances between the pineal gland and the pituitary body and their formation is perhaps the most interesting feature of the development of the thalamencephalon or mid-brain.
It has been found that an abnormality quite like brachydactyly is produced by abnormality in the pituitary gland.
But there must be many other factors which also affect the pituitary and in some cases probably favor its development, rather than hindering it.
It is then fair to suppose that the factor which produces brachydactyly does so by affecting the pituitary gland in some way.
It consists of two cavities having cartilaginous walls, and lined with a thick mucous coat, termed the pituitary membrane, over which are reflected the olfactory nerves.
Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa.
Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.
Defn: Situated above the sphenoidal bone; as, the suprasphenoidal appendage, or pituitary body.
Schneiderian membrane, the mucous membrane which lines the nasal chambers; the pituitary membrane.
Both showed the most extensive lesions of glanders alike in the skin, the lymphatic glands, the pituitary and laryngeal mucous membrane, and the lungs.
These may be simple, pea-like nodules or more or less extensive patches, which in certain cases extend over nearly the whole pituitary membrane.
I want a ball bat to club every country jake doctor that looks me over and asks about my pituitary gland.
Arrested development' the scientist terms it; 'a malfunctioning of the pituitary gland' is the doctor's diagnosis of the disaster.
In Myxine a further remarkable peculiarity in regard to the hypophysis, probably adaptive in nature, occurs, inasmuch as the pituitary invagination develops an opening at its posterior end into the pharynx.
On the dorsal side of the head is the conspicuous circular pituitary opening with prominent lips, while on the sides are seen the eyes, and behind these a row of somewhat rounded branchial openings or gill-clefts.
The pituitary opening is close to the anterior edge of the mouth opening instead of being right up on the dorsal side of the head.
The inspiratory current passes inwards by the mouth opening in the larval lamprey, by the pituitary tube in Myxine, while in the adult lamprey both expiration and inspiration takes place through the external gill-openings.
The pituitary opening remains patent throughout life, as is the case with Crossopterygians alone amongst Gnathostomata.
A remarkable peculiarity of the Cyclostomes lies in the fact that the pituitary ingrowth of ectoderm does not, as in other forms, become involved in the inpushing of ectoderm which forms the buccal cavity.
As a further consequence in the case of the lampreys the olfactory organ becomes transported to the roof of the head along with the pituitary opening, which latter functions as an external nostril.
The third form was pituitary gout which occurred particularly in the winter, having as a main symptom coryza, affecting the old rather than the young, but usually without acute pain.
Pituitary and melancholy gout were chronic diseases of long duration.
Pituitary extract is recommended in cases of postpartum hemorrhage, but ergot is undoubtedly to be preferred.
An analysis of the detailed reports of all these cases of ruptured uterus with one or two exceptions reveals the fact that pituitary extract was abused, being given to patients who should not have had it.
It is unnecessary to emphasize the importance of this subject; this is sufficiently evident to those who have followed the recent clinical literature on the use of pituitary extracts in obstetrics.
An extract of the posterior lobe of the pituitary (Liquor Hypophysis, U.
The subject of pituitary standardization, or perhaps it may be said the application of the present method is, however, in need of further study.
Do I need some special "Hidden Hand," Or the very strongest whisky toddy To arouse my dormant pineal gland, My unused pituitary body?
Must I fly to silken Samarcand, Or explore the distant Irrawaddy For the culture of my pineal gland And of my pituitary body?
Is the tragedy of IBSEN'S Brand Or the humour of Poor Pillycoddy Better feeding for my pineal gland And for my pituitary body?
The morphological anterior end of the central nerve tube is the point of the infundibulum which is in contact with the pituitary body.
It is difficult to avoid injury to the pituitary body embedded in the basisphenoid bone.
Finally, we may note the pineal gland and the pituitary body, as remarkable appendages above and below the thalamencephalon.
The pituitary body is probably equivalent to a ciliated pit we shall describe in the lacelet (Amphioxus).
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