Anterior pituitary

System Endocrine
SNOMED CT 245532007

Anterior pituitary

Definition

The glandular, anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. The anterior pituitary regulates several physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction[WP]. The anterior lobe of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). This lobe contains cells that produce prolactin, growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and proopiomelanocortin[ZFA].

Also known as anterior hypophysis, anterior lobe (hypophysis), anterior lobe of hypophysis, anterior lobe of pituitary, anterior lobe of pituitary gland, anterior pituitary, lobus anterior (glandula pituitaria), lobus anterior hypophysis, pituitary gland, anterior lobe — per UBERON

The Anterior pituitary is a part of the Endocrine.

Also identified as

Associated Diseases

Disease Involvement Source
ACTH-producing pituitary gland adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
ACTH-producing pituitary gland carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Functioning gonadotropic adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Functioning pituitary gland adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Growth hormone-producing pituitary gland adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Growth hormone-producing pituitary gland carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Malignant thyroid stimulating hormone producing neoplasm of pituitary gland Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Mixed somatotroph-lactotroph pituitary gland adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Non-functioning pituitary adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Pituitary adenocarcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Pituitary blastoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Pituitary gland adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Prolactin-producing pituitary gland adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Prolactin-producing pituitary gland carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
TSH producing pituitary tumor Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0