1 Cold sores later crust over with a scab and are usually associated with tingling, tenderness, or burning before the actual sores appear. 2  Mouth irritation. 3  The irritation can be caused by: 4  Biting your cheek, tongue, or lip. 5  Wearing braces or another type of dental apparatus, or having a sharp, broken tooth.
Main Image: The Pituitary gland is a pea-sized endocrine (hormone-producing) gland weighing about 0.5 g situated at the bottom of the skull sandwiched between the optic nerves, in humans. The pituitary gland secretes hormones. Hormones are chemicals that travel through the blood stream.
What hormones does my pituitary gland produce? The anterior pituitary gland produces the following hormones and releases them into the bloodstream: adrenocorticotropic hormone, which stimulates the adrenal glands to secrete steroid hormones, principally cortisol