If You Were Studying an Endocrine Structure Found in the Neck

question 10

Multiple Choice

If you were studying an endocrine structure found in the neck you would be studying which of the following?

• A)The pineal gland
• B)The thymus gland
• C)The hypothalamus
• D)The thyroid gland
• E)The adrenal gland

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