osmotic pressure the pressure required to stop osmosis through a semipermeable membrane between a solution and pure solvent; it is proportional to the osmolality of the solution. Symbol Ï. partial pressure the pressure exerted by each of the constituents of a mixture of gases.
1 Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) - TSH stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones, which regulate the body's metabolism, energy balance, growth, and nervous system activity.
Pituitary gland is called the master gland as it direct the other endocrine glands like thyroid, adrenal and gonads to secrete their hormones. Pituitary glands secrete stimulating hormones which goes via blood to the target endocrine glands which in turn release its hormone.