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pituitary gland  

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  • The pituitary gland is a small pea-sized protrusion from the base of the brain and sits on a bony pouch called the Turkish saddle (or sella turcica) on the sphenoid bone near the base of the brain. Also called the hypophysis, the pituitary gland is responsible for endocrine function from two major regions, an anterior and posterior, which secrete hormones regulating homeostasis and which act on other endocrine glands throughout the body. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Pituitary Gland]

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