Match Each of the Following Hormones with the Endocrine Gland

question 37

Multiple Choice

Match each of the following hormones with the endocrine gland or structure that produces it:
-Glucocorticoids

• A)pancreas
• B)adrenal cortex
• C)adrenal medulla
• D)anterior pituitary
• E)thymus gland
• F)hypothalamus
• G)parathyroid glands
• H)thyroid gland

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