men height 8mm
women height 9mm
children under 12 6mm or less
upper surface slightly concave
changes during puberty and pregnancy
pregnancy no gland arger than 10mm
post partum up to 11.8mm
72355 pituitary gland posterior pituitary anterior pituitary hypophysis hypophyseal stalk normal anatomy function Davidoff Art Davidoff drawing Davidoff MD |
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