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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
April 17, 2008
Location: At the base of the brain, it hangs from the portion of the brain known as the hypothalamus, by a thread-like stalk.
Function: This pea-sized gland functions as a master gland, signaling other glands — including the thyroid, adrenal glands, ovaries and testes — to....