A Portal System Exists Between Which Glands

question 127

Multiple Choice

A portal system exists between which glands?

• A) adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla
• B) hypothalamus and anterior pituitary
• C) hypothalamus and posterior pituitary
• D) large intestine and small intestine

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