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it secretes about 5 different hormones Growth hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, Thyroid stimulating hormone, Beta endorphine, and melanocyte stimulating hormones PS THE SPELLING MIGHT NOT BE' 100% right

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There are many pituitary gland hormones so there is no simple "one answer".

The anterior pituitary releases:

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) which brings about the secretion of cortisol from the adrenal cortex;

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) which stimulates the thyroid gland to release thyroid hormones;

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH) both work on the gonads (ovaries and testes) to produce the sex hormones plus cause production of gametes (ova and spermatozoa);

Growth hormone (GH) causes bone growth and an increase in metabolism

Prolactin (PL) causes the production of milk from the mammary glands

The posterior pituitary doesn't actually produce any hormones (they're produced by cells in the hypothalamus) but two hormones are released in the posterior pituitary and these are:

Oxytocin which causes smooth muscle contraction, particularly of the uterus and cervix during childbirth

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which increases water absorption by the kidney tubules.

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The pititary gland hormones are what signal the body to grow.

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In the pituitary gland.

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prolactin and oxytocin

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