NEETBiologyChemical Coordination and IntegrationMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following pair of organs includes only the endocrine glands?
- AThymus and testes
- BAdrenal and ovary
- CParathyroid and adrenal
- DPancreas and parathyroid
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Correct answer: C
Parathyroid and adrenal glands are the endocrine glands because they manufacture hormones and secretes them directly into the blood stream to act at distant sites in the body. Thyroid and pituitary are its other examples.
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