Hypophysis - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Hypophysis may refer to:

Pituitary gland
Pituitary gland
In vertebrate anatomy the pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g , in humans. It is a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, and rests in a small, bony cavity covered by a dural fold...
Hypophysis (plant embryogenesis)

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