- Anatomical location of the pituitary and its location on skull x-rays and cerebral CT scans
- Its subdivision into adeno- and neuro- hypophyses and their broad functions
- A simple understanding of the close relationship between hypothalamus and pituitary
- Appreciation of the roles of hypothalamic releasing hormones CRH, TRH, dopamine
- Anterior pituitary as the source of ACTH & TSH, Posterior pituitary as the source of ADH: Ant vs post pituitary
Effect of disordered function
- The clinical implications of disordered secretion of the hormones listed above
- Physiological basis of diabetes insipidus and SIADH