The hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary gland via: neural signals both neural and hormonal signals
The hypothalamus is a part of the diencephalon of the brain located anterior and inferior to the thalamus. It consist of both neural and endocrine functions, producing and secreting many hormones. This also is related to the pituitary gland that is suspended from by a stem called the infundibulum. The pituitary gland is accommodated within the sell turcica of the sphenoid bone of the skull. It maintains homeostasis in the body. Its function is to produce releasing and inhibiting hormones that stimulate or inhibit production of hormones in the anterior pituitary. The pituitary consists of an anterior lobe and a posterior lobe, each of which have distinct functions is stimulated by the hypothalamus to release the stimulating hormones.
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