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Anatomy & Functions of the Pituitary Gland
垂体解剖及其功能
The pituitary gland helps regulate vital functions such as growth, response to stress, or infection, and fertility. It works in conjunction with the hypothalamus and adrenal glands.
垂体有助于调节生长、对压力或感染的反应，以及生育能力等重要功能。它与下丘脑和肾上腺协同作用。
The pituitary gland is a small gland inside your brain, just behind your nose. It is only about the size of a pea, but it plays a very important role in releasing hormones and also controlling other glands around the body that release hormones into your bloodstream and tissues.
垂体是大脑中的一个小腺体，位于鼻后。它只有豌豆大小，但在释放激素，以及控制身体周围向血液和组织释放激素的其他腺体方面发挥着非常重要的作用。
This is why the pituitary gland is often called your body's Master gland. For example, it controls the release of sex hormones in men and women.
这就是垂体经常被称为身体的“主腺体”的原因。例如，它控制男性和女性性激素的释放。
It regulates a woman's menstrual cycle and a man's sperm production.
它调节女性的月经周期和男性的精子生成。
It releases hormones that help to control blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
它会释放激素，帮助控制血压和血糖水平。
It helps the kidneys to maintain the correct amount of water in the body.
它有助于肾脏维持体内正确的水量。
It stimulates the thyroid gland to produce the hormones which control the rate at which cells burn fuels from food to produce energy.
它刺激甲状腺产生激素，控制细胞燃烧食物燃料产生能量的速率。
It releases hormones that contribute to bone and muscle building and restrict body fat.
它释放有助于骨骼和肌肉增强，并限制身体脂肪的激素。
It is involved in childbirth by releasing hormones that cause the uterus to contract.
它通过释放导致子宫收缩的激素参与分娩。
And it helps milk to flow during breastfeeding.
它有助于母乳喂养过程中乳汁流动。
相关单词学习
Hypothalamus
①发音和释义
hy•po•thal•a•mus/ˌhaɪpoʊˈθæləməs/n. 下丘脑
A neural control centre at the base of the brain, concerned with hunger, thirst, satiety, and other autonomic functions.
单词 hypothalamus 由下列成分构成
hypo-（前缀）在.......下
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thalamus 丘脑
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Menstrual
men•stru•al/ˈmenstruːəl/adj. 月经的
Of or relating to menstruation.
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