DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING SMART AND BEING INTELLIGENT. ***************************************************************************** A biology teacher ones asked her student a question in class” she asked, where can the pituitary gland be found, a brilliant student (john) attempted the question JOHN: the head or the brain, and controls the whole part of the body hormones. (He was applauded) Now the teacher asked another question,” where can the thyroid and the parathyroid gland be found, a student Henry answered the question HENRY: the thyroid and the parathyroid gland can be found in the neck region, and it is concerned with the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), which is the amount of energy the body uses.