What are some differences and similarities between the posterior and anterior pituitary lobes of the brain?
First, the anterior pituitary secretes leutenizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, prolactin, growth hormone, and thyroid stimulating hormone. The posterior pituitary secrete oxytocin and anti-diuretic hormone. Secondly, the posterior pituitary is derived from tissue from the brain and migrates a little inferior whereas the anterior pituitary is derived from tissue contained by the mouth and then migrates a ways superior to come upon up with the posterior pituitary newly inferior to the brain. They are both regulated by the hypothalamus, which lies just superior to the pituitary gland.
