Question

Assertion (A): Pituitary gland is referred as “Master gland”.
Reason (R): It controls the functioning of other endocrine glands.

[Review question: Pg. No: 240]

Answer 1

The pituitary gland is called as the master gland or leader of the endocrine system because it controls activities of all other endocrine glands present in the body. It produces nine different hormones and these hormones controls the activities of all other endocrine glands.