Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 34, Problem 15SQ
Match the term listed at left with the most suitable description at right.
| _____ | adrenal medulla | a. makes sex hormones |
| _____ | thyroid gland | b. source or melatonin |
| _____ | posterior lobe of the pituitary | c. secretes hormones made in the hypothalamus |
| _____ | pancreatic islet | d. source or epinephrine |
| _____ | pineal gland | e. secretes insulin, glucagon |
| _____ | gonad | f. function requires iodine |
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Chapter 34 Solutions
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 34 - Prob. 1DAACh. 34 - Effect of BPA on Insulin Secretion Bisphenol A...Ch. 34 - Effect of BPA on Insulin Secretion Bisphenol A...Ch. 34 - Effect of BPA on Insulin Secretion Bisphenol A...Ch. 34 - Prob. 1SQCh. 34 - A ________ is synthesized from cholesterol and can...Ch. 34 - Match each pituitary hormone with its target. ____...Ch. 34 - Releasing hormones secreted by the hypothalamus...Ch. 34 - Prob. 5SQCh. 34 - Low blood calcium triggers secretion by ________....
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