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Answer:
The answers for the blank spaces are: “pituitary gland”, and “behind the nose, near the hypothalamus”.
Explanation:
The pituitary gland, which is often referred to as the master gland because it controls many hormone glands (such as the testicles, ovaries and thyroid) in the body, is located behind the nose, near the hypothalamus.
Answer: Pituitary gland; near the hypothalamus.
Explanation: The pituitary gland is any glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation.
The Pituitary gland is basically the master gland because it controls other glands in the body.