ALPHABETICAL BRAIN VOCABULARY Flash Card #37 - Details WHAT IS YOUR "PITUITARY GLAND" AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT? Your PITUITARY GLAND produces the "cuddle hormone" (also known as the "hug hormone"), which is the chemical OCYTOCIN. In addition, it acts on male testes, releasing the male hormone TESTOSTERONE and it acts on female ovaries, releasing the female hormone ESTROGEN. Also, it makes the Luteinizing hormone and many other "stimulating" hormones. Return to #37: PITUITARY GLAND or BRAIN FACTS MATRIX