A major organ of the endocrine system the anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior) is the glandular anterior lobe that together with the posterior lobe the (posterior pituitary also known as the neurohypophysis) makes up the pituitary gland (hypophysis). The anterior pituitary regulates several physiological processes including stress growth reproduction and lactation.
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