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Q: What are the Function of anterior pituitary gland?
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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 gland secretes growth hormones?

anterior pituitary (lobe)


What gland contains the anterior pituitary?

The anterior pituitary is with the posterior pituitary gland. They both are found at the base of the brain.


What is an anterior pituitary?

An anterior pituitary is a an alternative name for an adenohypophysis, the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.


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.


What part of the pituitary gland releases ACTH?

The pituitary.


What gland secretes prolactin?

Oxytocin, also knwon as the "cuddle hormone" is produced in hypothalamic neurons.


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 are the two parts of the pituitary gland?

The parts of the pituitary gland are the adenohypophysis (anterior) gland and the neurohypophysis (posterior)


What pair of hormones are not synthesized in the anterior pituitary gland?

ADH or anti-diuretic hormone and oxytocin are synthesized by posterior pituitary and not anterior pituitary gland.


Where is luteinizing hormones produced?

It is made in tha vaginal passages hahahha


FSH and LH are two hormones produced by the?

Pituitary Gland