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Definition of Pars anterior

1. Noun. The anterior part of the anterior pituitary.

Medical Definition of Pars anterior

1. The portion of a structure that tlies most forward, or closest to the front surface relative to other parts; in human anatomy, the ventral portion of a structure. See: anterior part of anterior commissure of brain, anterior part of diaphragmatic surface of liver, anterior part of fornix of vagina. Synonym: pars anterior. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Pars anterior

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Physiology: With Practical Exercises by George Neil Stewart (1918)
"In the pituitary body two parts essentially different in origin and function may be distinguished: (1) The large anterior lobe, or pars anterior, ..."

2. Essentials of Physiology by Francis Arthur Bainbridge, James Acworth Menzies (1916)
"The anterior lobe, or pars anterior, is glandular in structure. The posterior lobe consists of two ... The pars anterior consists of columns and groups of ..."

3. Investigations representing the departments by University of Chicago, E.F. Young, John Dewey (1903)
"... the pars anterior being separated from the rest of the sulcus. The pars anterior begins in its usual position between the genu corporis ..."

4. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1920)
"Hibernation in animals also produces striking changes in the histological appearance of the epithelial elements of the pars anterior. The author agrees with ..."

5. Investigations Representing the Departments; Zoölogy, Anatomy, Physiology by University of Chicago (1903)
"... the pars anterior being separated from the rest of the sulcus. The pars anterior begins in its usual position between the genu corporis ..."

6. Kirkes' Handbook of Physiology by William Senhouse Kirkes, Charles Wilson Greene (1922)
"proper or anterior lobe, the pars anterior, the posterior lobe, pars nervosa, ... The pars anterior or glandular lobe of the pituitary and also the pars ..."

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