Structure Refers To

question 114

Multiple Choice

Structure refers to:

• A) an organization's purpose or reason for being.
• B) the values, beliefs, and assumptions about appropriate behavior that members of an organization share.
• C) the ends the organization strives to attain.
• D) the way in which an organization groups its resources to accomplish its mission.

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Definitions:

Hormone

Chemical messenger, produced in one part of the organism, that controls the activity of other tissues or organs in that organism.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain that controls many bodily functions, including hunger, thirst, temperature regulation, and the release of many hormones.

Anterior Pituitary

Portion of the pituitary gland that is controlled by the hypothalamus and produces six types of hormones, some of which control other endocrine glands.

Arterial Duct

A blood vessel in a fetus that connects the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta, allowing most of the blood to bypass the fetus's developing lungs.