Pituitary Gland

The pituitary gland in our BRAIN is very small,, just the size of a pea.. Its job is to produce and release hormones into our body.. If our old clothes are too small,, it's just because of our pituitary gland released special hormones.. This gland is a big player in puberty too.. This is the time when our body go through major changes..

This little gland also plays a role with lots of other hormones,, like ones that control the amount of sugars and water in our body.. And it helps keep our metabolism going.. Our metabolism is everything that goes on in our body to keep it alive and growing and supplied with energy,, like breathing,, digesting food,, and moving blood around..

Hypothalamus

The hypothalamus is like BRAIN's inner thermostat.. The hypothalamus knows what temperature our body should be.. If our body is too hot,, the hypothalamus tells it to sweat.. If we're too cold,, the hypothalamus gets us shivering.. Both shivering & sweating are attempts to get our body's temperature back where it needs to be..