Home › Tamil Nadu SSLC (Class 10) › Biology › Plant and Animal Hormones › The pituitary gland is called the master gland c…
The pituitary gland is called the master gland chiefly because it:
AIs the largest endocrine gland in the body
BStores hormones made by every other gland
CSecretes the largest number of digestive enzymes
DRegulates and controls other endocrine glands
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Regulates and controls other endocrine glands
1. The pituitary secretes hormones such as TSH, ACTH and gonadotropins.
2. These stimulate the thyroid, adrenal cortex and gonads to make their own hormones.
3. By controlling other endocrine glands it is called the master gland.
4. It is not the largest gland, does not make digestive enzymes, and does not store other glands' hormones, so those are ruled out.
_Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit 16 Plant and Animal Hormones "Pituitary Gland", p.240_
Related questions
In the female, the luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary mainly brings abouThe hormone thymosin, which stimulates the production and differentiation of lymphocytes, The mineralocorticoid aldosterone, secreted by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex,Epinephrine and norepinephrine, released during stress and emotion, are called emergency hA diabetes mellitus patient shows hyperglycemia, glycosuria, polyuria, polydipsia and polyIn the islets of Langerhans, glucagon and insulin are secreted respectively by which cellsRemoval of the parathyroid glands during a thyroidectomy lowers parathormone and produces An enlargement of the thyroid gland appearing as a swelling in the neck due to inadequate