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Question #1

Where are the pancreatic islets found?

A. clustered among the cells of the pancreas

B. posterior to the pancreas

C. only in the tail of the pancreas

D. anterior to pancreas

Question #2

The adrenal medulla is:

A. inner part of the adrenal gland

B. external part of the thymus gland

C. anterior part of adrenal gland

D. external part of adrenal gland

Question #3

The stalk that attaches the pituitary gland to the brain is the:

A. anterior lobe

B. isthmus

C. pineal body

D. infundibulum

Question #4

The neurohypophysis is:

A. exterior part of thyroid gland

B. inner part of the adrenal gland

C. posterior part of the pituitary gland

D. anterior part of pituitary gland

Question #5

The parathyroid glands:

A. sit on the posterior edge of the thyroid gland

B. sit deep to the thyroid gland

C. are attached to the thyroid gland by the isthmus

D. are attached to the thyroid gland by thymic cords

Question #6

The anterior part of the pituitary gland is the:

A. adenohypophysis

B. neurohypophysis

C. adenocortex

D. adenomedulla