Pituitary Gland

By

Dr. Noura El Tahawy

• Tentorium

cerebelli

• Transverse sinus

• Sphenoidal air

sinus

• Frontal air sinus

• Sigmoid sinus

• Pituitary fossa

Pituitary Gland

Outer Endosteal

Layer of the Dura Inner Meningeal

Layer of the Dura

Diaphragma Sellae

Intercavernous

Dural Sinuses

Cavernous SinusesOptic Chiasma

Internal Carotid Artery

Body

of

Sphenoid Bone

Sphenoidal

Air Sinus

Uncus

of

Temporal Lobe

Pituitary

Gland

Sphenoidal

AirSinuses

Infundibulum of the Pituitary Gland

Anterior Lobe

(Adenohypophysis)

Pars Tuberalis

Rudementary Cleft

Pars DistalisPars Intermedia

Posterior Lobe

(Neurohypophysis)

Superior Hypophyseal Artery

Inferior Hypophyseal Artery

Portal Pituitary Venous System

To Surrounding Dural SinusesTo Surrounding Dural Sinuses

Plain X-ray, Lateral view of the Skull and Neck