PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Its hormones affect other glands.
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Its hormones can replicate the actions of other hormones.
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All hormones start as immature pituitary hormones.
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Its hormones control reproduction.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The pituitary gland is sometimes called the “master” gland of the endocrine system because it controls the functions of many of the other endocrine glands. The pituitary gland is no larger than a pea, and is located at the base of the brain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The pituitary controls the function of most other endocrine glands and is therefore sometimes called the master gland. In turn, the pituitary is controlled in large part by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that lies just above the pituitary.
Detailed explanation-3: -Your pituitary gland makes: growth hormone-which regulates growth. thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)-which tells the thyroid gland to make hormones. prolactin-which controls breast milk production.