Question

Hypophysis is the alternate name of
(a) pituitary (b) thyroid
(c) thymus (d) pineal gland

Answer 1

Answer:

pituitary because Pituitary gland, also called hypophysis, ductless gland of the endocrine system that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream.

Answer 2

Hypophysis is the alternate name of pituitary gland. (Option A)

• There are different glands present in our body's endocrine system and pituitary is one of the most important hormone producing glands which is situated under our brain.

• And the "hypophysis" is a Greek word which generally means "lying under" in the English language.

• This "hypophysis" word is basically used for denoting the position of the pituitary gland under our brain.