Me?!?....A Pituitary Gland?!?

My sister Kolette has kind of a weird nickname for me. My oldest sister Theresa started calling me Amy Lou when she was on her mission. The nickname has evolved into Louie, Louie-patuie, and just plain Lou. Somehow, Kolette (also known as Doko, but that's a story for another time) has managed to take the nickname to new heights. I don't know when it started, and she claims she got the idea from Louie-patuie, but Kolette started calling me Pituitary Gland.

Do you know what a Pituitary Gland is? From Wikipedi:

In vertebrate anatomy the pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g (0.02 oz.), in humans. It is a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, and rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica) covered by a dural fold (diaphragma sellae). The pituitary is functionally connected to the hypothalamus by the median eminence via a small tube called the infundibular stem (Pituitary Stalk). The pituitary fossa, in which the pituitary gland sits, is situated in the sphenoid bone in the middle cranial fossa at the base of the brain. The pituitary gland secretes nine hormones that regulate homeostasis.  

Here is the link if you really want to learn more.  Fascinating right!?!  RIGHT!  So, this is a picture of a Pituitary gland:

Image Courtesy of Google Images.  Looks just like me, don't you think?

 
And this is me:

Shoot we could be twiners!

So, do you see the resemblance?



*I will post my new project tomorrow!