Given below are a few statements. Identify them as true or false. If false, rewrite the correct word by striking out the single false word.
Pituitary is the longest gland in our body.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
The pituitary gland is the smallest endocrine gland in the body and controls practically all other endocrine glands directly or indirectly.
It is also known as the ‘master gland’.
It emerges from the ectoderm of embryonic germ layers.
Final answer: The given statement is false.

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