What qualifies the hypothalamus to be called the master gland?

A) It regulates the nervous and endocrine responses to stimuli.
B) It stimulates the pituitary gland to control the endocrine system.
C) It combines the nervous and endocrine system to work together.
D) It produces all of the releasing hormones in the body.


B
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The hypothalamus gland is called the master gland of the neuroendocrine system because it regulates both nervous and endocrine responses to internal and external stimuli. There is more to the hypothalamus than just its stimulation of the pituitary gland or its production of releasing hormones that leads it to be considered the master gland. The neuroendocrine system combines the nervous and endocrine systems to work closely together to maintain regulatory control and homeostasis in the body.

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