See Also: syndrome, foetal alcohol(medicine)
foetal alcohol syndrome(medicine)
baby, foetal alcohol syndrome(medicine)
foetal medicine(medicine)
foetal alcohol effects(medicine)
foetal hydantoin syndrome(medicine)
foetal trimethadione syndrome(medicine)
foetal warfarin syndrome(medicine)
foetal aspiration syndrome(medicine)
foetal face syndrome(medicine)

hypophyseal pouch (medicine) and foetal alcohol syndrome (medicine)


hypophyseal pouch (medicine)


hypophyseal pouch -->
pituitary diverticulum


A tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo; it grows dorsad toward the infundibular process of the diencephalon, around which it forms a cup-like mass, giving rise to the pars distalis and pars juxtaneuralis of the hypophysis.

Synonym: craniopharyngeal canal, hypophyseal pouch, Rathke's diverticulum, Rathke's pocket, Rathke's pouch.


foetal alcohol syndrome (medicine)


foetal alcohol syndrome
<syndrome> The most common cause of defective cerebral development in industrialised nations, affecting 1 in 700 live births in the United States. This clinical syndrome results from the direct toxic effects of alcohol on the developing foetus. Growth retardation, mental retardation, small brain and heart valve lesions are common. Infants can be identified by close set eyes, small head, small nasal bridge, reduction in the vermilion border of the upper lip, eye folds and small teeth.