1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="59m1NLSa0H"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/infundibulum/">Infundibulum</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/infundibulum/embed/#?secret=59m1NLSa0H" width="600" height="338" title="“Infundibulum” — Glossary" data-secret="59m1NLSa0H" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A funnel-like outgrowth from the ventral wall of the diencephalon.Any part of the body shaped like a funnel, especially the stem which attaches the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus.Infundibula, funnel- shaped part, especially the part of the brain (the hypophyseal stalk) that connects to the hypothalamus and pituitary gland.Any funnel-shaped channel or passage, particularly the hollow conical stalk that extends downward from the hypothalamus and is continuous with the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.A slow injection of a substance (e.g. saline or dextrose) into a vein or subcutaneous tissue.A funnel-shaped passage. The word is used specifically to describe the hollow conical stalk that links the hypothalamus to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.A funnel-shaped passage or structure.The medical term for a funnel-shaped passage or structure is "infundibulum." In particular, it refers to the short stalk that carries nerve fibers connecting the hypothalamus in the brain to the pituitary gland.A structure or passage with a funnel-like shape, like the stem of the pituitary gland or the broad, funnel-like section of the Fallopian tube near its fringed tip.