Question

The pituitary gland is located at a specific part of the brain called _____.

• A. Sella turcica
• B. Prosencephalon
• C. Mesencephalon
• D. Rhombencephalon

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Sella turcica

Below the diencephalon (forebrain), there is a small bony cavity of the skull called the sella tursica, where the pituitary gland is present. It has direct venous as well as nervous connections with the hypothalamus. This nervous connection is known as the hypothalamo-hypophyseal tract. The venous connection is known as the hypophyseal portal system. The human brain has three main parts - forebrain or prosencephalon, midbrain or mesencephalon and hindbrain or rhombencephalon.