Pituitary gland is under the control of ______
a) Thyroid
b) Adrenal
c) Pineal
d) hypothalamus
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D) hypothalamus..
It is also called the master gland
It is also called the master gland
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Pituitary gland is under the control of - option d) hypothalamus.
Hypothalamus is a part of brain that is associated with many functions like body balancing, hormone release from pituitary etc.
Pituitary is referred to as master gland as it controls the hormonal secretion and its activities in a body.
Pituitary gland can be divided into two types - anterior pituitary and posterior pituitary.
Many hormones are secreted from pituitary that has different functions on different parts of a body.
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