Pituitary Gland

Pituitary gland is a very small gland located in our brain. Despite of its small size, the pituitary gland release important hormones for the body, many of them are tropic hormones, giving itself the nickname of the "master gland"

The pituitary gland is divided in two lobes, posterior and anterior pituitary.

The posterior lobe is not part of the endocrine system. It is actually a apart of the nervous system. It does not produce any hormones, however it stores and secrete some very important hormones, that are produced by the hypothalamus, ADH and oxytocin.

The anterior gland belongs to the endocrine system. It produces and secret six major hormones, like hGH and LH.