The term pituitary (derived from both Latin and Greek) literally means to "spit mucus".
Spit mucus - reflecting the primitive notion of pituitary function.
What do ancient physiologist believed about pituitary?
They believed that the brain was responsible for signaling the pituitary to secrete; however, instead of mucus, it was later discovered that the brain directs the pituitary to secrete hormones that regulate other endocrine glands.
Due to the discovery of ancient physiologist, the pituitary was designated as the _____.
Master gland
What happened if pituitary is absent?
Cessationofgrowth
together with profoundalterations in intermediarymetabolism
failure of gonadal, thyroidal, and Adrenalfunction
The pituitary is also referred to as the (Greek means = _____)
Hypophysis (undergrowth)
In clinical chemistry, rather than master gland. It is appropriately to recognize it as a ___________.
transponder that translatesneuralinput into hormonalproduct.
Features that distinguish the function of the pituitary include: (this can vex the clinical evaluation of suspected endocrine disease)