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What is a pituitary gland?

What is a pituitary gland? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.
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Within the first year of birth, secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland commences.
In stress situations, there is a decline in secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
Growth hormone is growth hormone, whether you're injecting it or whether it's coming from the pituitary gland.
The dura also forms a diaphragm above the pituitary gland, through which passes the pituitary stalk, joining the gland to the hypothalamus.
The discovery of the pituitary gland as the controller of the body's hormonal balance was an important milestone in endocrinology.
The brain also links with endocrine gland chemical messengers through the hypothalamus and pituitary gland.

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