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Why pituitary gland is called master gland and where is it located?

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The pituitary gland is called master gland because it controls the secretions of most of the other endocrine gland of the body by secreting the tropic hormones.
The gland situtaed at the base of the brain within the sella turcica chamber of sphenoid bone.
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