In the human body, the pituitary gland is the size of a pea. It is found at the base of the brain. Hormones are secreted from the pituitary gland that help control growth, blood pressure, functions of sex organs, thyroid glands and metabolism as well as some aspects of pregnancy, childbirth, nursing and even temperature regulation and pain relief! For something the size of the pea - it has a lot of important functions!
This is what the pituitary gland looks like under a
compound microscope.
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| Pituitary gland under the microscope at 40x magnification. |
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| Pituitary gland under the microscope at 100x magnification. |
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| Pituitary gland under the microscope at 400x magnification. |
