Anatomy of the pituitary

Question 1

What is another name for pituitary gland?

Answer 1

hypophysis

Question 2

what is the Diencephalon?

Answer 2

thalamus + hypothalamus

Question 3

What forms the central core of cerebrum with connections to right and eft cerebral hemispheres

Answer 3

the diencephalon

Question 4

what is the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland connected by?

Answer 4

the infundibulum

Question 5

which bone is the pituitary gland anchored in?

Answer 5

pituitary fossa of the sphenoid bone

Question 6

pituitary fossa lies within the sella turcica “turkish saddle”

Answer 6

y

Question 7

what it the optic chasm formed from?

Answer 7

right and left optic nerves

Question 8

what visual defect could you get from a pituitary tumour compressing the optic chiasm

Answer 8

bitemporal hemianopia

Question 9

what are sinuses in the head lined with>

Answer 9

respiratory mucosa

Question 10

Where do the dural venous sinuses drain into?

Answer 10

internal jugular veins at the jugular foramina

Question 11

The isthmus of the thyroid lies anterior to which cartilage of the trachea?

Answer 11

2nd and third

Question 12

Where are the parathyroid glands in relation to the thyroid gland>

Answer 12

posterior and lateral (2 on each side)

Question 13

part of thyroid gland that extends upwards (different in everyone)

Answer 13

pyramidal lobe

Question 14

skeletal muscles sound in superficial fascia of the neck?

Answer 14

platysma

Question 15

What is contained within carotid sheath?

Answer 15

I See 10 CCs in the IV 
Internal Carotid 
vagus nerve 
Common carotid 
Internal jugular vein 
\+ some deep inguinal lymph nodes

Question 16

which nerve provides somatic motor supply to most of the skeletal muscles that move the right vocal cord?

Answer 16

recurrent laryngeal