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Superior hypophysial artery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]



The superior hypophysial artery is an artery supplying the pituitary gland. It is a branch of the internal carotid artery.[1]

References

  1. Gibo H, Hokama M, Kyoshima K, Kobayashi S (1993). “Arteries to the pituitary”. Nippon Rinsho. 51 (10): 2550–4. PMID 8254920.

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