PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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a worker in a factory
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a mail carrier
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the boss of a big office
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a security guard
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Detailed explanation-1: -The hypothalamus is the master switchboard. It’s the part of the brain that controls the endocrine system. That pea-sized structure hanging below it is the pituitary gland. It’s called the master gland because it regulates the activity of the glands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths that develop in the pituitary gland-a pea-sized gland referred to as the body’s master gland because it plays a major role in regulating many vital bodily functions and controls most of the other hormone-secreting glands.
Detailed explanation-3: -The pituitary gland is referred to as the “master gland” because it monitors and regulates many bodily functions through the hormones that it produces, including: Growth and sexual/reproductive development and function. Glands (thyroid gland, adrenal glands, and gonads)