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Where is the hypothalamus located in the brain?
Where is the hypothalamus located in the brain?
Which gland is considered as the 'Maestro Gland' because it releases various hormones that control all the major endocrine glands of the body?
Which gland is considered as the 'Maestro Gland' because it releases various hormones that control all the major endocrine glands of the body?
What type of cells release their products, called hormones, directly into the circulation without passing through ducts?
What type of cells release their products, called hormones, directly into the circulation without passing through ducts?
Which gland is part of the diencephalon of the brain and serves as a major link between the nervous and endocrine systems?
Which gland is part of the diencephalon of the brain and serves as a major link between the nervous and endocrine systems?
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Which part of the pituitary gland releases various hormones that control all the major endocrine glands of the body?
Which part of the pituitary gland releases various hormones that control all the major endocrine glands of the body?
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Where is the pituitary gland located?
Where is the pituitary gland located?
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Which arteries form a primary capillary network irrigating the stalk of the pituitary gland?
Which arteries form a primary capillary network irrigating the stalk of the pituitary gland?
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What is the main function of the hypophyseal portal system?
What is the main function of the hypophyseal portal system?
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Where are the cell bodies of neurons that synthesize hormones for the posterior pituitary located?
Where are the cell bodies of neurons that synthesize hormones for the posterior pituitary located?
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What hormones are synthesized and released by the anterior pituitary gland?
What hormones are synthesized and released by the anterior pituitary gland?
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What is the main function of Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) released by the posterior pituitary?
What is the main function of Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) released by the posterior pituitary?
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Which vessels supply the thyroid gland with blood?
Which vessels supply the thyroid gland with blood?
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What is the function of the superior hypophyseal arteries in relation to the pituitary gland?
What is the function of the superior hypophyseal arteries in relation to the pituitary gland?
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Where are the hormones made by neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus transported to?
Where are the hormones made by neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus transported to?
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What structures line the thyroid follicles?
What structures line the thyroid follicles?
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What happens when hormones stored in the posterior pituitary need to be released into the blood?
What happens when hormones stored in the posterior pituitary need to be released into the blood?
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