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RATHKE'S POUCH
A tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo; it grows dorsad toward the infundibular process of the diencephalon, near which it forms a cup-like mass, giving rise to the parsdistalis and pars juxtaneuralis of the hypophysis.
Synonym: craniopharyngeal canal, hypophyseal pouch, Rathke's diverticulum, Rathke's pocket, Rathke's pouch.