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associated anatomically with the pars nervosa. Pars 

 intermedia and pars nervosa together constitute what is 

 commonly known as the posterior lobe. 



Fig. 36. — Pituitary of cat: o, pars anterior; b, cleft; c, pars inter- 

 media ; d, pars nervosa (Schafer, The Endocrine Organs). 



Functions of the Pituitary 

 Pituitary Extract. — An extract of the posterior lobe (pars 

 intermedia and pars nervosa) has the following effects : — 



