The
pituitary
____________________
,
also
known
as
the
____________________
,
is
a
small
pea
-
sized
lump
of
tissue
connected
to
the
inferior
portion
of
the
____________________
of
the
____________________
.
Many
blood
vessels
surround
the
____________________
gland
to
carry
the
____________________
it
releases
throughout
the
body
.
Situated
in
a
small
depression
in
the
sphenoid
____________________
called
the
sella
____________________
,
the
pituitary
gland
is
actually
made
of
2
completely
separate
____________________
:
the
posterior
and
anterior
pituitary
____________________
.