Labels:bulletin board | sky | subarachnoid space | tree | windowpane OCR: HORMONAL GLANDS OF THE BRAIN THE UNDERSIDE of the brain of the hormonal system. One of re two of the most im portant their vital functions IS to control hormonal glands: the pituitary the release ot hormones by other gland and the hypothalamus. glands. Also located in the brain These two glands interact with Is the small pineal gland. which the brain, each other and the rest secretes hormones into the body Cerebrum Hypothalamus Pineal gland Pituitary gland Brain sterm Cerebellum Spinal cord HORMoNAI hich ypothalamus stem