The pituitary gland is small and oval-shaped. It’s located behind your nose, near the underside of your brain. It’s attached to the hypothalamus by a stalklike structure. The hypothalamus is a ...

Known as the master gland, the pituitary gland is behind the bridge of the nose. Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD About the size of a small pea, the pituitary gland, also known as ...

Now in a mouse-model study, researchers at KU Leuven have discovered that the pituitary gland in mice ages as the result of an age-related form of chronic inflammation. Their findings suggest the ...

If you have testes, it helps move sperm. Pituitary Gland Anatomy: Where Is the Anterior Pituitary Located? Your pituitary gland is a small, pea-shaped gland, and the anterior pituitary is its ...

This article, the second in an eight-part series on the endocrine system, explores the anatomy and physiology of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, and how they work together to regulate and ...