Assertion: endocrine system's gland | /r/Synonym | the master gland
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: because many
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: The pea-size pituitary gland is called the "master gland" because it regulates many key functions.
text: The pituitary gland used to be considered the master gland, but now we know that the pituitary is receiving its orders from the hypothalamus’s hormones.
text: The pituitary gland is often referred to as the ‘master gland’, as it controls the secretion of a number of other endocrine glands
text: This gland is regarded as the master gland as it controls the functions of all the other glands (such as the adrenal, thyroid glands) in the endocrine system.
text: The pituitary gland, as shown in the two pictures above, is also called the master gland because the pituitary gland, unlike other glands in the endocrine system, controls the secretion of several other glands included in the endocrine system.
text: The pituitary gland has long been called the master gland because it regulates many other endocrine glands.
text: The pituitary gland is often called the master gland because many of the compounds it produces target other similar glands to trigger them to produce their compounds that, in turn, influence the functioning of a particular system or organ.
text: For example, the pituitary gland is often called the master gland because it controls the functioning of other members of the endocrine system.
text: The pituitary gland (often called the master gland) is located in a small bony cavity at the base of the brain.