The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland that controls the other endocrine glands and has a major impact growth, metabolism and maturation. As well as that, the pituitary gland is about the size of a pea and is located at the base of the …show more content…
The hypothalamus plays a crucial role in the control of the pituitary gland. This is because the pituitary gland consists of two components. These are known as anterior pituitary and posterior pituitary. These are then linked to the hypothalamus by the pituitary stalk. Moreover, pituitary hormones are released when hypothalamic tropic factors from the hypothalamus are released and are transported down the pituitary stalk to the pituitary gland, which is where the stimulation occurs and the pituitary hormones are released.
In addition, another reason why the hypothalamus is very important in the control of the pituitary gland is that it is connected by a system of blood vessels that are known as hypophyseal portal system to the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is then what allows endocrine communication to take place between two structures.
The mechanism which is responsible for hormone transport through the hypothalamoportal vessel involves cells regulated by different nuclei in the hypothalamus. For example, the neurons that release neurotransmitters as hormones have a connective link between the pituitary and the …show more content…
There are two types of diabetes insipidus, one is cranial diabetes insipidus and the other is nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. They both differ from each other. Cranial diabetes insipidus is caused when the body does not produce sufficient ADH, hence excessive amounts of water is lost during urination. Whereas, the nephrogenic diabetes the ADH is produced at its right level but, only for a variety of possible reasons. This is because the kidneys don’t respond to it in the normal