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pituitary gland

endocrine gland at the base of the brain. Referred to as the “master gland” because it monitors and regulates many bodily functions through the hormones that it produces, including growth and sexual/reproductive development and function.
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pituitary gland

Summary

pituitary gland is a gland type[1]. It draws 3,778 Wikipedia views per month (gland_type category, ranking #2 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • pituitary gland's instance of is recorded as gland type[3].
  • pituitary gland's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • pituitary gland followed ectoderm[5].
  • pituitary gland followed Rathke's pouch[6].
  • pituitary gland is a type of endocrine gland[7].
  • pituitary gland is a type of lobular organ[8].
  • pituitary gland is a type of particular anatomical entity[9].
  • pituitary gland's Commons category is recorded as Pituitary gland[10].
  • pituitary gland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pituitary gland[11].
  • pituitary gland's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[12].
  • pituitary gland's described by source is recorded as Larousse Encyclopedia online[13].
  • pituitary gland's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[14].
  • pituitary gland's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12399[15].
  • pituitary gland's arterial supply is recorded as Superior hypophysial artery[16].
  • pituitary gland's arterial supply is recorded as inferior hypophysial artery[17].
  • pituitary gland's development of anatomical structure is recorded as pituitary gland development[18].
  • pituitary gland's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/pituitary_gland_2[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include gland type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include endocrine gland[7], lobular organ[8], and particular anatomical entity[9].

Why It Matters

pituitary gland draws 3,778 Wikipedia views per month (gland_type category, ranking #2 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . medicalrecords.com. medicalrecords.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → gland type, class of anatomical entity
    Topic's main category → Category:Pituitary gland
    Arterial supply → Superior hypophysial artery, inferior hypophysial artery
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 5175, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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