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Question
List some of the functions of pituitary gland.
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Solution
Functions of pituitary gland:
- Regulates growth.
- Influences the thyroid gland, the adrenals and gonads.
- Can produce changes in the skin colour of many amphibians.
- Influence migration and nest buildings in birds.
- Controls and stimulates the secretion of other endocrine glands.
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