has part has part has_part capable of part of contributes to morphology of immediate transformation of melanocyte stimulating hormone secreting cell folliculostellate cell gamete generation pituitary gland EV:0100132 SCTID:181125003 FMA:13889 Terminology note: hypophysis and pituitary gland are often used informally as synonyms, but the hypophysis also includes the small infundibular or pituitary stalk[Neumann 2020] EHDAA:2183 pituitary body VHOG:0000143 ZFA:0000118 MESH:D010902 EFO:0000857 DHBA:10505 MAT:0000077 UBERON:0000007 Wikipedia:Pituitary_gland XAO:0000017 HBA:4634 EHDAA2:0001471 CALOHA:TS-0798 MA:0000176 BTO:0001073 The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland that secretes hormones that regulate many other glands [GO]. An endocrine gland located ventral to the diencephalon and derived from mixed neuroectodermal and non neuroectodermal origin [ZFIN]. BAMS:Pit BAMS:PIT NCIT:C12399 hypophysis cerebri pituitary GAID:457 TAO:0000118 hypophysis BM:Die-Hy-HY MIAA:0000077 EMAPA:35998 EHDAA:4477 AAO:0010536 BIRNLEX:1353 diencephalon adenohypophysis neurohypophysis endocrine gland reproductive organ gland of diencephalon reproductive gland ectoderm-derived structure future pituitary gland