Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134711751
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 4SQ
Which of the following controls the activity of all the others?
- a. thyroid gland
- b. hypothalamus
- c. pituitary gland
- d. adrenal cortex
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