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The Endocrine Organs 



Fig. 46.— Mesial sagittal section through the pituitary body of an adult cat. Photograph. 

 (Herring.) The intraglandular cleft is accidentally broken open in the section. Notice 

 the extension in the cat of the infundibulum into the middle of the pars nervosa. 



g h 



Fig. 47. — Sagittal section of pituitary of adult cat. Blood-vessels injected. Photograph. 



(Herring.) 



a, optic chiasma ; 6, tongue-like anterior process of pars intermedia ; c, third ventricle ; d, pars 

 anterior ; e, extension of pars intermedin round neck of gland ; /, points to pars intermedia ; 

 g, larger blood-vessels entering pars nervosa ; h, posterior limit of gland. 



