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student77

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Briefly describe the structure of the pituitary gland.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What is the sympathetic-adrenal medulla axis (SAM)?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The pituitary gland is the pea-sized master gland at the base of the brain. Like the adrenal gland, it is a structure with two glandular regions with separate functions. It is divided into an anterior and a posterior region rather than an inner and outer region as the adrenal gland is.

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The primary command center for the endocrine's stress response is in the hypothalamus, and one of its primary target organs is the adrenal gland. By transmitting signals through the brain stem's nucleus of the solitary tract into pre-ganglionic fibers of the sympathetic nervous system directly to the adrenal medulla, the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus has a strong influence over this region of the adrenals. This sympathetic-adrenal medulla axis (SAM) forms one of the primary systems of the fight-or-flight response.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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