Term Name:	pituitary gland
Synonyms:	glandula pituitaria, Hp, hypophysis, hypophysis cerebri, pituitary, pituitary body
Definition:	The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland that secretes hormones that regulate many other glands [GO]. An endocrine gland located ventral to the diencephalon and derived from mixed neuroectodermal and non neuroectodermal origin [ZFIN].
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000007]