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Assertion (A): Pituitary gland is known as the master gland.
Reason (R): It regulates the activities of other exocrine glands.
- (a)(A) is true and (R) is false.
- (b)(A) is false and (R) is true.
- (c)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- (d)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A).
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(A) is true and (R) is false.
Reason — The pituitary gland is called the master gland because it controls the activity of many other endocrine glands.
The pituitary gland does not regulate exocrine glands (which have ducts and secrete substances like sweat or saliva). It regulates endocrine glands ( which are ductless like the thyroid, adrenal, etc.).