- posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa - the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
--1 is a kind of endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
--1 is a part of pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis
--1 has parts: pars intermedia