Secretions of the pituitary gland are most directly regulated by the

The hypothalamus.

The hypothalamus is the link between the nervous system and the endocrine system. It synthesizes and secretes hypothalamic hormones. These hormones will either stimulate or inhibit the pituitary gland, which releases hormones that go throughout the body to the glands and organs.

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