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Ganglion. This feature permits very rapid conversion of autonomic signals to a systemic catecholamine response (often termed the ‘fight or flight’ response). Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter released from the autonomic fibres. On stimulation of the sympathetic nerves, catecholamines are released directly into the systemic circulation through the medullary vein. Innervation of the adrenal cortex comes from postganglionic sympathetic adrenergic nerves. Histology The boundaries of the three layers of the adrenal cortex are not easily distinguishable, and some function is shared within each layer.
11. Why is the pulsatility of pituitary hormone secretion so important? The pituitary gland lies in the pituitary fossa at the base of the skull. 5 cm in diameter), the gland controls many of the body’s endocrine systems. 8). Hormones of the posterior pituitary gland (antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin) are released in the posterior pituitary having been synthesised in the hypothalamus. 20). QQ QQ The anterior pituitary is an upgrowth from the oral ectoderm of the stomodeum (primitive oral cavity) called the Rathke’s pouch The posterior pituitary derives from nervous tissue (the diencephalon) and forms from an out-pouching of the neural ectoderm or diencephalon that forms the floor of the 3rd ventricle Therefore the anterior pituitary has a rich vascular supply but no neural tissue, whereas the posterior pituitary comprises mainly neurones originating in the hypothalamus.
The lateral hypothalamus is a ‘relay centre’ containing the medial forebrain bundles, which have neuronal connections to the amygdala, the hippocampus and olfactory system, and the medial hippocampus. Two different types of neuroendocrine cell in the hypothalamus separately regulate the anterior and posterior pituitary glands: QQ The neuroendocrine cells that make up the tuberoinfundibular tract project into the capillary bed, where they form synapses (the end terminal of a nerve cell that Anatomy The hypothalamus is surrounded by the thalamus laterally and superiorly.