| Hypothalamus
and Pituitary |
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| • | The
hypothalamus-pituitary unit is the most |
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| dominant
portion of the entire endocrine |
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| system. |
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| • | The
output of the hypothalamus-pituitary |
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| unit
regulates the function of the thyroid, |
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| adrenal
and reproductive glands and also |
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| controls
somatic growth, lactation, milk |
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| secretion
and water metabolism. |
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