Term Name:	Rathke's pouch
Synonyms:	adenohypophysial pouch, craniobuccal pouch, craniopharyngeal pouch, hypophyseal diverticulum, hypophyseal pouch, nasohypophyseal pouch, pituitary diverticulum, pouch of Rathke, Rathke pouch, Rathke's cleft, Rathke's cyst, Rathke's pocket, Rathkes pouch epithelium
Definition:	A pouch of ectoderm that grows out from the upper surface of the embryonic stomodeum and gives rise to the anterior and intermediate lobes of the pituitary gland[MP]. In embryogenesis, Rathke's pouch is a depression in the roof of the developing mouth in front of the buccopharyngeal membrane. It gives rise to the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis), a part of the endocrine system[WP].
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0005356]