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1) A) adrenal B) thyroid C) thymus D) pancreas Answer: A 2) This endocrine gland lies outside the body cavities. It produces sex hormones. 2) A) ovary B) adrenal C) testis D) pituitary Answer: C 3) In addition to endocrine glands, some organs whose functions are primarily nonendocrine also produce hormones.
The major endocrine glands include the two adrenal glands, the pituitary gland, the four parathyroid glands, the sex glands and the thyroid glands. A few hormones are produced by endocrine tissue present in organs that are not primarily endocrine glands. Such organs include the brain, the stomach and the pancreas.