1 Charlotte Bronte: As the author of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte is one of the most celebrated female novelists in all of history. 2  Many, however, do not realize that this quintessential English novel was originally written under a male pen name. 3  Charlotte Bronte published her works under the name Currer Bell.
The pituitary controls the function of most other endocrine glands and is therefore sometimes called the master gland. In turn, the pituitary is controlled in large part by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that lies just above the pituitary.
Pituitary Gland. Anatomy of the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is sometimes called the master gland of the endocrine system because it controls the functions of many of the other endocrine glands. The pituitary gland is no larger than a pea, and is located at the base of the brain.