Historical Examples. 1  Miniature ought to mean something painted in minium (red lead). 2  The flux consists of borax, sand, and minium in small quantity. 3  The term used by him for the mineral is minium nativum (Interpretatio,âbergzinober or cinnabaris). 4  After being roasted it is pulverized and is minium secundarium.
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.
The anterior pituitary makes several important hormones: 1  Growth hormone. 2  Puberty hormones (or gonadotrophins) 3  Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH, which stimulates the thyroid gland to make Thyroxine)  Prolactin and Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (ACTH, which stimulates the adrenal stress hormone, cortisol).