Question

What glands are in the brain?

Answer 1

Pituitary and pineal glands are there in brain.

Explanation:

Both pineal and pituitary glands are present in Diencephalon part of Fore brain. Diencephalon is divided in paired Thalamic structures and unpaired Epithalamus and Hypothalamus.

Pineal glland is present in Epithalamus, on dorsal side while Pituitary is present towards ventral side, hanging from Hypothalamus.

Pineal secretes a hormone Melatonin which controls biological clock of the body. Pituitary secretes a number of hormones under the influence of hypothalamus.