Multiple choice

Which of the following endocrine glands is a double gland with functionally unrelated parts?

  1. Parathyroid gland

  2. Pineal gland

  3. Adrenal gland

  4. Placenta

  5. Pituitary
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Explanation

It is a double gland fitted over the upper ends of kidneys and has two parts, namely adrenal cortex (mesodermal origin) and adrenal medulla (ectodermal origin). These parts are functionally unrelated.

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