Which region is interconnected to the hypothalamus by the hypophyseal portal system?
A) Adrenal cortex
B) Adrenal medulla
C) Anterior pituitary
D) Posterior pituitary

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The anterior lobe is connected to the hypothalamus by the hypophyseal portal system. A portal system is an arrangement of two capillary beds connected by veins. The hypophyseal portal system allows hypothalamic hormones to travel directly to the anterior pituitary without traveling through the blood in the systemic circuit, which would route these hormones through the heart, then back to the pituitary.

Which Region Is Interconnected to the Hypothalamus by the Hypophyseal