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What is the function of the infundibulum?
The infundibulum is a funnel-shaped structure in the brain that connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus. Its function is to allow hormones produced by the hypothalamus to be transported and released into the pituitary gland for further regulation of hormone production and secretion.
Is the pituitary gland located in the hypothalamus?
Yes, the pituitary gland is located below the hypothalamus in the brain.
Which is not a function of the hypothalamus?
One function of the hypothalamus is not controlling muscle movement.
Name the master of the anterior pituitary gland?
The master of the anterior pituitary gland is the hypothalamus. It secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones that control the release of hormones from the anterior pituitary gland.
What are two ways the hypothalamus sends messages to the pituitary gland?
i releases hormones and controls body activities directly.
Can the hypothalamus function without the pituitary?
No, because the hypothalamus manufactures the hormones for the posterior pituitary gland and it sends the instructions for the anterior pituitary gland to produce hormones.
A structure of the diencephalon that controls the function of the pituitary gland?
Its the Hypothalamus
What gland stimulates the pituitary function?
The hypothalamus is the gland that stimulates the pituitary gland to release hormones. It does this by secreting releasing and inhibitory hormones that control the pituitary's hormone production.
What is the function of the infundibulum?
The infundibulum is a funnel-shaped structure in the brain that connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus. Its function is to allow hormones produced by the hypothalamus to be transported and released into the pituitary gland for further regulation of hormone production and secretion.
In what direction is the hypothalamus in relation to the pituitary gland?
the hypothalamus is above the pituitary gland
What in the brain produces secretions that control body function?
You can answer the pituitary gland and be correct, but note that the pituitary is under control of the hypothalamus.
The autonomic nervous system and the pituitary gland are controlled by the?
The autonomic nervous system is controlled by the brainstem, hypothalamus, and spinal cord. The pituitary gland is controlled by the hypothalamus through the release of specific hormones that regulate pituitary function.
Hypothalamus produces hormones secreted by which gland?
The hormones produced by the hypothalamus are secreted by the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus regulates the pituitary gland by releasing hormones that stimulate or inhibit hormone production in the pituitary.
Is the pituitary gland located in the hypothalamus?
Yes, the pituitary gland is located below the hypothalamus in the brain.
What commands the pituitary gland?
The Hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland.
The hypothalamus DIRECTLY controls the secretions of the?
pituitary gland through the release of various hormones that stimulate or inhibit pituitary function.
Which is not a function of the hypothalamus?
One function of the hypothalamus is not controlling muscle movement.
