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The pituitary infundibulum (aka pituitary stalk) is a funnel-like structure that connects the median eminence of the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland.
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Pituitary Stalk
The pituitary stalk acts as a physical connection between the pituitary gland and brain and contains the hypophyseal (hypothalamo-pituitary) portal system, as well as the neuronal connections traversing across the hypothalamic median eminence.
