Assertion: anterior pituitary | /r/HasProperty | connected to the hypothalamus
Facets:
value: via blood vessels
type: MANNER
value: in summary
type: OTHER
value: thru the portal connections
type: OTHER
value: by hormones
type: CAUSE
value: via the circulatory system
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: As opposed to the anterior pituitary, which is connected to the hypothalamus via the circulatory system, the posterior pituitary receives nerve impulses from the same nerve cells that innervate the hypothalamus.
text: In summary, the anterior pituitary is connected to the hypothalamus thru the portal connections (via blood vessels, by hormones) and the posterior pituitary thru the neural connections (via nerve, by neuroendocrine secretions).