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infundibulum
funnel-like growth such as that from the ventral part of the diencephalon of the brain
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...

 


Infundibulum
[L. infundibulum - a funnel]. 1) Anatomically, any funnel-shaped passage. 2) Embryologically, a ventral evagination of the floor of the diencephalon that forms the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

infundibulum Stalk of the neurohypophysis linking the pituitary to the diencephalon.
infusoriform larva Ciliated larva produced by an infusorigen within a dicyemid mesozoan.
infusorigen Mass of reproductive cells within a rhombogen.

In the basal laminæ and floor-plate the pars optica hypothalami is developed; this comprises the anterior part of the tuber cinereum, the infundibulum and posterior lobe of the hypophysis, and the optic chiasma.

Isthmus - Ampulla - Infundibulum - Fimbria
Ligaments
Broad (components: Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium contents: Round of uterus, Proper of ovary) - Suspensory of ovary - Cardinal
Uterus ...

See also: Posterior, Human, Cells, Lateral, Class

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