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Which gland is located at the base of the brain in a depression of the skull?
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∙ 14y ago
It is the Pituitary Gland. The Pituitary gland is a major endocrine gland that is connected to the hypothalamus via the infundibulum.
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What part of the brain controls conscious activities of the body?
The part of the brain that controls conscious activities of the body is the pituitary gland. It is usually located at the base of the skull.
Is the brain is the spinal cavity?
The brain is located inside the human skull.
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.
What is ICF in biology?
Intracranial fluid. It is located between the brain and the skull.
What organs does the skull protect?
the skull protects your brain.
What is the location of the pituitary gland?
The pituitary gland is located at the base of the skull between the optic nerves.
The hypothalamus is an endocrine gland located in the brain?
The hypophysis is an endocrine gland in the skull. Also called pituitary gland, it connects hypothalamus with all endocrine glands.
Is the pituitary gland in the vomer?
No. The Pituitary Gland is located in the skull. The Vomer is a protrusion off the skull.
Is the pituitary gland the smallest part of the brain?
Pituitary gland is not part of the brain though it is closest to the brain lying on sella turcica below the hypothalamus inside the skull.
What part of the brain controls conscious activities of the body?
The part of the brain that controls conscious activities of the body is the pituitary gland. It is usually located at the base of the skull.
Where is the master gland of the body?
The pituitary gland is also known as the "master gland". It is housed in hypophyseal fossa, a depression in the sphenoid bone which is found in the skull.
What is the suffix for adenohypophysis?
A gland located in a bony cavity in the human skull below the brain called the Turkish saddle
What is the master gland in human body?
Pituitary gland located inside of your skull. Size of a pea.
What is located behind the nose and the eye sockets?
Several things. Obviously, your skull and brain. The pituitary gland is located towards the front, between the eye sockets, somewhere right above your nose.
What is true about a babies brain?
It is located in the skull
Is the brain is the spinal cavity?
The brain is located inside the human skull.
Why brain located in the skull?
The skull is very hard and therefore protects the brain from being knocked around too much.
