1) The secretions of the anterior pituitary gland control the activities of the adrenal cortex and other endocrine organs.

2) Imaging findings include an absent or hypoplastic anterior pituitary gland, most conspicuously seen on sagittal T1 or T2 weighted images.

3) A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that promotes the utilization of fat by the body and is a precursor to the endorphins.

4) The anterior pituitary gland is perfused by its portal venous system, which passes down the hypophyseal stalk. This unusual vascular supply likely contributes to frequency of pituitary apoplexy.

5) The hallmark of pituitary stalk interruption syndrome is an absent or hypoplastic anterior pituitary gland combined with an ectopic posterior pituitary.

6) There is a small T 2 hyperintense mass right superior margin of the anterior pituitary gland.