Editing Pituitary gland (section)

=== Posterior ===
{{Main|Posterior pituitary}}
The [[posterior pituitary]] consists of the posterior lobe and the [[pituitary stalk]] (infundibulum) that connects it to the hypothalamus. It develops as an extension of the hypothalamus, from the floor of the [[third ventricle]]. The posterior pituitary hormones are synthesized by cell bodies in the [[hypothalamus]]. The [[magnocellular neurosecretory cell]]s, of the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei located in the hypothalamus, project axons down the infundibulum to terminals in the posterior pituitary. This simple arrangement differs sharply from that of the adjacent anterior pituitary, which does not develop from the hypothalamus.

The release of pituitary hormones by both the anterior and posterior lobes is under the control of the [[hypothalamus]], albeit in different ways.<ref name="Boron2009" />