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Cortisol is secreted from...

Cortisol is secreted from

A

pancreas

B

thyroid

C

adrenal

D

thymus

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Cortisol is secreted from the adrenal gland. The zone fascicuiata 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 toxin or tetraiodothyronine `(T_4)` and triodothyronine `(T_3)`. which regulate the metabolic rate of the body and maintain basal metabolic rate. it also secretes calcitrnia
Thymus secretes thymosin involved in provinding cell mediated immunity to the body .
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