Article: Gland that produces vital hormones.(Features)

What is the pituitary gland?

It is about the size of a pea and situated in a bony hollow beneath the base of the brain, just behind the bridge of the nose.

It is controlled by a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, which is just above the gland.

When the pituitary gland is ...

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