The pituitary gland explained!

The pituitary gland produces the hormones that pass instructions on to many of the body's major organs such as the liver, the sex organs, the kidneys, the adrenal glands and the thyroid. The pituitary sends a signal hormone out to the organ to get it working. If the adrenal glands work too hard, less signal hormone is sent out; if they work too slowly, more signal hormone is produced and exactly the same happens with other organs and glands too. The pituitary gland monitors, activates and suppresses the liver, the sex organs, the kidneys, the adrenal glands and the thyroid.

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[katiewilkinson]

I was born with congential Hypothyriodism if you don't what that means google it I was diagnosed at nearly 6 months old because they found it late

[katiewilkinson]

I was born without a thyroid gland so I take medication for it for those who don't know what that is I was diagnosed as a baby they don't why I don't have one I take levothyroxine to replace what I cannot make naturally like a normal person for those who don't know what the thyroid does it affects a lot of things your weight metabolism, your growth, your body tempature, just a lot of things it very complex disorder iget blood tests once a year to make sure I am taking a normal amount of the thyroid stimulating hormone or TSH and free t4 that's thyroxine 4 in medical terms I was a outpatient at childrens of Alabama for majority of my life for Endocrinlogy so if you have endocrine problems you understand where I am coming from

[anitaevans]

It is not part of the brain. Please brush up on your biology.