ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Anterior pituitary-Growth hormone
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Pineal gland-Melatonin
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Thyroid-ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
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Parathyroid gland-PTH (parathyroid hormone)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The option that is not paired correctly in terms of the endocrine gland and the hormone that it produces is B. growth hormone-thyroid gland. Growth hormone (also known as somatotropin) is not produced by the thyroid gland but is in fact produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
Detailed explanation-2: -The pituitary gland does not occur in pairs, while the adrenal gland, testis (in male) and ovary (in female) do.
Detailed explanation-3: -The thyroid glands are a paired set of adenomatous glands located in the neck at about the level of the fourth through eighth tracheal rings, lateral but adjacent to the trachea itself (Fig. 53-1).
Detailed explanation-4: -1. ADH is released from the anterior pituitary gland this is not true Anterior pituitary gland releases andrenocorticotropic hormone into blood stream.
Detailed explanation-5: -Final Answer: The pituitary gland is an unpaired gland.