CONNECTION TO HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR

• Regulates functions of all of the other glands
• Known as the "Master Gland"

DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

• Small pea-sized gland
• Located near midbrain and hypothalamus
• Made up of theee lobes Anterior, Intermediate, and Posterior
• (Posterior is part if the brain)

ANTERIOR

• Hormones released regulate growth and stimulate adrenal and thyroid gland
• Gonadotropins: hormones it releases

INTERMEDIATE LOBE

• Releases hormones that stimulate melanocytes, cells that contain pigmentation

POSTERIOR

• Creates hormone that puts water in kidneys to avoid dehydration
• Also puts water in the blood stream

ROLE PLAYED FOR THE BODY

• Produces prolactin which produces milk in breasts
• Controls metabolism, blood pressure and growth rate
• Responsible for sexual maturity and reproduction

MALFUNCTIONS

• Makes to many hormones, acromegaly is the the disease produced
• Most common malfunction is pituitary gland tumor most common in adults
• Not classified as tumor or cancer
• Can cause double vision and makes eye movement irregular

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