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The Role of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary in the Body
The hypothalamus is like the watchmen or the thermostat of the body. If there's an alarm, then it will signal the pituitary to produce hormones that signal the adrenal glands to fire. And so that's normal function and it can be upregulated or downregulated based on the situation. But that normal function can be bypass whenever you're in a fight or flight situation.