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What is the pituitary gland most associated with?
hormones and puberty?
What is the most important endocrine gland and is called the master gland?
The pituitary gland is the most important endocrine gland, and is nicknamed the "master gland."pituitary glandthe pituitary gland, also called the master gland.
Gland may control biorhythms in some animals and control the onset of puberty in humans?
The Pituitary gland releases hormones that trigger the onset of puberty.
How do you inherit pituitary dwarfism?
Pituitary Dwarfism is known to run in families, but there is no genetic link that has yet been associated with its condition. Dwarfism, itself, is usually caused by a lack of growth hormone in early childhood (after the ages of 3 or 4) and it is usually attributed to a malfunction of the pituitary gland. In most cases this is caused by a benign tumor in the same location as the pituitary gland, which is the most protected gland in the body because it is located in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
The most important gland is the pituitary gland?
yes because it controls most other glands and is considered the "master gland"
What gland secrete hormones that control the activity of the other endocrine glands?
There are four: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Luteinizing hormone (LH) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) They are in the Anterior Pituitary
What bones would most likely be involved in surgery to remove a tumor on the pituitary gland?
SphenoidThe sella turcica of the sphenoid bone surrounds the pituitary gland
What are the most common forms of pituitary tumors?
Pituitary adenomas (adenomas are tumors that grow from gland tissues) and pituitary tumors in children and adolescencents (craniopharyngiomas) are the most common types of pituitary tumors.
Which gland is both Endocrine and Exocrine?
The pituitary gland is two endocrine glands in one. The anterior and posterior pituitary gland each have different functions and endocrine products.
Which gland secretes the most kind of hormones?
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What are most hormone action regulated by?
The hypothalamus regulates the Pituitary gland, and the Pituitary gland regulates the rest of the endocrine system.
Which gland is located in the sella turcia?
In the sphenoid bone in the middle of the skull. It is shaped like a Turkish saddle, hence the name and it houses the pituitary gland, the most protected gland in the body.
