Hypophyseal portal system
SYSTEM OF BLOOD VESSELS
Pituitary portal system; Hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system; Hypothalamo-hypophyseal system; Hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system; Hypothalamohypophysial; Hypothalamo-hypophysial portal circulation; Hypophyseal circulation; Hypothalamo-pituitary portal system; Venae portales hypophysiales; Hypophyseal portal circulation; Hypophyseal portal systems
The hypophyseal portal system is a system of blood vessels in the microcirculation at the base of the brain, connecting the hypothalamus with the anterior pituitary. Its main function is to quickly transport and exchange hormones between the hypothalamus arcuate nucleus and anterior pituitary gland.