<P> The pituitary gland hangs from the base of the brain by a stalk and is enclosed by bone . It consists of a hormone - producing glandular portion ( anterior pituitary ) and a neural portion ( posterior pituitary ) , which is an extension of the hypothalamus . The hypothalamus regulates the hormonal output of the anterior pituitary and creates two hormones that it exports to the posterior pituitary for storage and later release . </P>
<P> The pituitary gland hangs from the base of the brain by a stalk and is enclosed by bone . It consists of a hormone - producing glandular portion ( anterior pituitary ) and a neural portion ( posterior pituitary ) , which is an extension of the hypothalamus . The hypothalamus regulates the hormonal output of the anterior pituitary and creates two hormones that it exports to the posterior pituitary for storage and later release . </P>
a hormone produced by the pituitary and regulates the function of another endocrine gland is called
a hormone produced by the pituitary and regulates the function of another endocrine gland is called
hypothalamus
hypothalamus