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Standard XII
Biology
The Pituitary Gland
Why is pituit...
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Why is pituitary called the master gland?
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Because it control and regulate other glands and hormones in body.
This is pea-sized and is located at the bottom of the brain.
It consists of a hormone-producing glandular portion and a neural portion.
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