Vote for this answer. The pituitary gland is sometimes called the master gland of the endocrine system, because it controls the functions of the other endocrine glands. The pituitary gland is no larger than a pea, and is located at the base of the brain. http://www.umm.edu/endocrin/pitgland.htm.
The current total local sales tax rate in Los Angeles, CA is 9.000% . The December 2014 total local sales tax rate was also 9.000% .
At $3.684 a gallon, Los Angeles area consumers paid 34.2 percent more than the $2.745 national average in August 2015. A year earlier, consumers in the Los Angeles area paid 9.3 percent more than the national average for a gallon of gasoline.