why is pituitary gland called the master gland??
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The Pituitary Gland is at the anatomical and functional crossroads of the brain, mind and body. Weighing less than one gram and measuring a centimeter in width, the pituitary is often called the “master gland” since it regulates the secretion of the body's hormones.
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴛᴜɪᴛᴀʀʏ ɢʟᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄʀᴏssʀᴏᴀᴅs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀɪɴ, ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴅʏ. ᴡᴇɪɢʜɪɴɢ ʟᴇss ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴏɴᴇ ɢʀᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴡɪᴅᴛʜ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴛᴜɪᴛᴀʀʏ ɪs ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ “ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ɢʟᴀɴᴅ” sɪɴᴄᴇ ɪᴛ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ's ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇs.
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