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What are blood vessels and what is one function of the pituitary gland?
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What gland stimulates the pituitary function?
The pituitary gland!!
Were is the pituitary?
The pituitary gland is a small endocrine gland in the brain. It sits a bony structure on the cranial floor called the Sella Turcica, which translates to Turkish saddle, named for the shape of the structure. When looking at the blood vessels of the brain the pituitary is very easy to locate. It sits in the middle of the circle of Willis, a ring a blood vessels at the heart of the 'lobster-like' network.
Which is a function of the hormones secreted by pancreas?
They stimulate the pituitary gland.8====D
Functions of thyroid pituitary and pancres glands?
According to Wikipedia the thyroid gland, the pituitary gland, and the pancreas are part of the endocrine system. The main function of these, and other glands within the endocrine system, is to secrete hormones into the blood.
What is the growth hormones function in the pituitary gland?
It is made by the anterior pituitary gland and it doesn't have any function there. It acts on tissue away from the gland. Growth Hormone affects bones & muscles to produce growth.
What is the gerund in this sentence causing constriction of blood vessels is one function of the pituitary gland?
Causing
What gland stimulates the pituitary function?
The pituitary gland!!
How do the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland interact?
it is by the hypophyseal portal system, which is a system of blood vessels that connects parts of the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary gland. The hypothalamus secretes hormones into this portal system and the hormones act on the anterior pituitary to trigger the synthesis/secretion of pituitary hormones.
Where does the pituitary gland hormones go?
The pituitary gland is endocrine and so all the hormones it produces enter the blood stream. They do this via the circle of willis which is a ring of vessels that's surrounds the gland. As endocrine hormones they travel throughout the body.
What is the master gland that produces many hormones that control the function of other endocrine glands?
EndrinalNO, Adrenal
Were is the pituitary?
The pituitary gland is a small endocrine gland in the brain. It sits a bony structure on the cranial floor called the Sella Turcica, which translates to Turkish saddle, named for the shape of the structure. When looking at the blood vessels of the brain the pituitary is very easy to locate. It sits in the middle of the circle of Willis, a ring a blood vessels at the heart of the 'lobster-like' network.
Which is a function of the hormones secreted by pancreas?
They stimulate the pituitary gland.8====D
Can the pituitary gland function without the hypothalamus?
No, because the hypothalamus manufactures the hormones for the posterior pituitary gland and it sends the instructions for the anterior pituitary gland to produce hormones.
What in the brain produces secretions that control body function?
You can answer the pituitary gland and be correct, but note that the pituitary is under control of the hypothalamus.
Why would a person have thyroid problems if their pituitary gland was damaged?
The pituitary gland is known as the *master gland* and controls the function of all other glands. If the pituitary is dysfunctional, it may adversely affect thyroid function as well.
What gland initiates stress responses and increases heart rate and blood pressure and metabolic rate and dilates blood vessels and mobilizes fat and raises blood sugar levels?
Pituitary
Can the hypothalamus function without the pituitary?
No, because the hypothalamus manufactures the hormones for the posterior pituitary gland and it sends the instructions for the anterior pituitary gland to produce hormones.
