| Rathke's pouch | |
|---|---|
 Sketches in profile of two stages in the development of the human digestive tube. | |
| Details | |
| Carnegie stage | 10 |
| Gives rise to | Anterior pituitary |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fovea adenohypophysialis |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In embryogenesis, Rathke's pouch is an evagination at the roof of the developing mouth in front of the buccopharyngeal membrane. It gives rise to the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis), a part of the endocrine system.[1]
- ^ Asa, Sylvia L.; Ezzat, Shereen (2009-02-01). "The Pathogenesis of Pituitary Tumors". Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease. 4 (1): 97–126. doi:10.1146/annurev.pathol.4.110807.092259. ISSN 1553-4006.