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Anatomy General 31553d74

All are derivatives of Rathke's pouch EXCEPT?

A
Pars intermedia
B
Pars tuberalis
C
Neurohypophysis
D
Pars distalis
High-Yield Explanation
Neurohypophysis Neurohypophysis (posterior lobe) develops from a ventral evagination of the hypothalamus (diencephalon). It includes the median eminence, infundibular stem, & pars nervosa. Rathke's pouch gives rise to the various components of the anterior pituitary including pars anterior, pars tuberalos, pars intermedia.

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