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Article: Gland that produces vital hormones.(Features)
- Article from:
- Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
- Article date:
- July 27, 2004
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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 ...