The pituitary gland is also known as the hypophysis.
Another name for the pituitary gland is the hypophysis.
Adenohypophysis
It is also called the neurohypophysis. ADH and oxytocin are produced in the hypothalamus. These are stored in the posterior pituitary. No hormones are actually produced in the posterior pituitary, they are only stored.
Puberty is started by a sudden increase in hormones, released by the Pituitary gland.
The pituatry gland.
The master of the anterior pituitary gland is the hypothalamus. It secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones that control the release of hormones from the anterior pituitary gland.
An anterior pituitary is a an alternative name for an adenohypophysis, the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Anterior Pituitary Gland
A gland. Such as pituitary gland, adrenal gland to name a couple.
The pituitary gland is sometimes called the hypophyseal gland because it is located at the base of the brain in a depression of the skull called the sella turcica, which is derived from the Latin word "hypophysis" meaning "to grow underneath."
The pituitary gland is considered the master gland and secretes hormones that control other glands.
Yes, the pituitary gland is an endocrine gland.