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Adrenal cortex
Pituitary Hypothalamus
stalk
ACTH
TSH Thyroid

ADH

Posterior lobe FSH, LH Ovary
Kidney tubules Anterior lobe

Prolactin
Oxytocin Testis

GH

Mammary
glands

Mammary glands and
Bone
uterine muscles
Commands come continually to all parts of the body from the pituitary
gland. By means of these commands, a considerable number of the
perfect operations in the body occur.

3. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
4. Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Hormones that act on body tissues (Non-tropic hormones)
5. Growth hormone (GH)
6. Prolactin hormone (PRL)

The Posterior Pituitary Gland

The posterior section of the pituitary gland is the location where the
hormones produced by the hypothalamus are stored. Under the right cir-
cumstances, these hormones are secreted by a command from the hypo-
thalamus. These hormones are:
1. Vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone)
2. Oxytocin

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