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Is the pituitary subservient to the hypothalamus?

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Does the pituitary gland control the hypothalamus?
No, the hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland
How does hypothalamus control the pituitary?
It releases hormones that then affects the pituitary.
How do the pituitary gland and hypothalamus interact?
it is by the hypophyseal portal system, which is a system of blood vessels that connects parts of the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary gland. The hypothalamus secretes hormones into this portal...
What connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland?
the infundibulum connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland, its like a stem. for the posterior lobe (neurohypophysis) is linked by neurons while the anterior lobe is linked by a complex...
Where is the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland?
The hypothalamus is located inferior to the thalamus, just above the brain stem. The pituitary gland is the protuberance that extends just below that.