Which one of the following statement is false about Pituitary gland?
Somatotropic hormone secretion
Blood supply is by circle of Willis
It is derived completely from ectoderm
It is connected to thalamus by infundibulum
The pituitary gland is suspended from the floor of the 3 rd ventricle by a stalk called the infundibulum.It secretes somatotropic hormonesAerial supply is by superior and inferior hypophyseal aeries, branches of internal carotid aeryDevelopment from ectoderm.Reference: Textbook of anatomy, Head Neck, and Brain, Vishram Singh, 2nd edition, page no.330-331
Head and neck