Multiple choice

Which of the following glands control the stress hormone?

  1. Thyroid gland

  2. Parathyroid gland

  3. Adrenal gland

  4. Thymus gland

  5. Pituitary gland
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The adrenal gland controls the stress hormones cortisol and epinephrine. The stress hormones act by mobilizing energy from storage to muscles, increasing heart rate, blood pressure and breathing rate and shutting down metabolic processes such as digestion, reproduction, growth and immunity.

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