question_answer 18)

  Cortisol is secreted from (a) pancreas                       (b) thyroid                          (c) adrenal                          (d) thymus

Answer:

                  (c) Cortisol is secreted from the adrenal gland. The zona fasciculata region of adrenal cortex secretes cortisol, corticosterone and cortisone. These hormones are involved in maintaining glucose homeostasis. Pancreas is a composite gland which secretes insulin glucagon and somatostatin Thyroid gland secretes they roxin or tetraiodothyronine and triodothyronine . which regulate the metabolic rate of the body and maintain basal metabolic rate. It also secretes calcitrnia Thymus secretes thymosin, involved in providing cell mediated immunity to the body.