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In the neck, the thyroid gland is surrounded by a number of other important anatomical structures. Anteriorly (towards the front of the thyroid gland), the gland is covered by muscles of the neck, called the sternohyoid and the sternothyroid muscles.The thyroid gland itself is covered by a capsule made of connective tissue.he carotid sheaths are posterior relations of both the left and the right lobes of the thyroid gland. Further posterior to the carotid sheaths are the vertebrae of the neck, and other nerves, arteries and veins. There are also muscles of the neck, such as the scalene muscles sitting behind the thyroid gland.
Pituitary Gland. The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is about the size of a pea and sits in the small, bony cavity (sella turcica) at the base of the brain. The pituitary gland is divided into two sections: the anterior lobe (adenohypophysis) and the posterior lobe (neurohypophysis).The posterior pituitary is, in effect, a projection of the hypothalamus.It does not produce its own hormones, but only stores and releases the hormones created by the hypothalamus, whereas the anterior pituitary produces and secretes its own hormones.he posterior pituitary is, in effect, a projection of the hypothalamus. It does not produce its own hormones, but only stores and releases the hormones created by the hypothalamus, whereas the anterior pituitary produces and secretes its own hormones.