Tags: Anatomical Structure, Embryology.
In embryogenesis Rathke’s pouch is a depression in the roof of the developing mouth in front of the buccopharyngeal membrane. It gives rise to the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) a part of the endocrine system.
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