Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9780135168059
Author: Marieb, Elaine Nicpon, Brady, Patricia, Mallatt, Jon
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.,
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Chapter 17, Problem 6RQ
The divisions of the posterior pituitary are the (a) anterior lobe and posterior lobe; (b) pars emphasis, metropolis, and hypothesis; (c) pars distalis, tuberalis, and intermedia; (d) pars nervosa infundibulum; (e) pars glomerulosa, fasciculata, and reticularis.
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