Pituitary Gland Definition

pĭ-to͝oĭ-tĕrē
noun
A small, oval endocrine gland attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and consisting of an anterior and a posterior lobe: it secretes hormones influencing body growth, metabolism, the activity of other endocrine glands, etc.
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Noun

Singular:
pituitary gland
Plural:
pituitary-glands

Pituitary Gland Sentence Examples

  • The pituitary gland is invaded with a slow growing cancer called an adenoma.

  • The pituitary gland regulates adrenal cortisol production by responding to the amount of cortisol production by responding to the amount of cortisol in the blood.

  • By doing so the ovaries communicate back to the pituitary gland that the egg follicles have been stimulated and FSH production slows down.

  • The pituitary gland is a gland found at the back of our heads toward the bottom of the brain.

  • This hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland and monitored by thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH ), which is produced in the hypothalamus gland.

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