Which one of the following statement is false about Pituitary gland?
The pituitary gland is suspended from the floor of the 3 rd ventricle by a stalk called the infundibulum.It secretes somatotropic hormonesAerial supply is by superior and inferior hypophyseal aeries, branches of internal carotid aeryDevelopment from ectoderm.Reference: Textbook of anatomy, Head Neck, and Brain, Vishram Singh, 2nd edition, page no.330-331
Somatotropic hormone secretion
Blood supply is by circle of Willis
It is derived completely from ectoderm
It is connected to thalamus by infundibulum
Head and neck