Pituitary gland
What Pituitary gland means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A gland in the brain which secretes several hormones into the blood in response to body conditions, and whose hormones act on other glands.
The gland that produces and secretes FSH, often referred to as a 'master gland'.
The gland that produces and secretes LH.
Topics that use Pituitary gland
- Hormones in human reproduction (AQA GCSE)
- Human endocrine system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Oestrogen
- Progesterone
- Target organ
- Corpus luteum
- Endocrine gland
- endocrine system
- FSH
- Glandular sources and target organs
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