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Question #1

Where are the pancreatic islets found?

A. clustered among the cells of the pancreas

B. anterior to pancreas

C. only in the tail of the pancreas

D. posterior to the pancreas

Question #2

The hypophyseal portal system:

A. carries blood from the hypothalamus to the adenohypophysis

B. attaches the hypothalamus to the epithalamus

C. carries blood from the hypothalamus to the neurohypophysis

D. carries nerve impulses from the hypothalamus to the adenohypophysis

Question #3

The adrenal medulla is made of:

A. epithelial cells

B. satellite cells

C. fibroblasts

D. neurons with no axons

Question #4

The adrenal medulla is:

A. external part of adrenal gland

B. external part of the thymus gland

C. inner part of the adrenal gland

D. anterior part of adrenal gland

Question #5

The anterior part of the pituitary gland is the:

A. adenocortex

B. adenohypophysis

C. neurohypophysis

D. adenomedulla

Question #6

Which gland sits on the trachea:

A. thyroid gland

B. thymus gland

C. pituitary gland

D. pineal gland