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Which one of the following four glands is correctly matched with the accompanying description

A

Thyroid - hyperactivity in young children causes cretinism.

B

Thymus - starts undergoing atrophy after puberty

C

Parathyroid - secretes parathormone which promotes movement of calcium ions form blood into bones during calcification.

D

Pancreas - Delta cells of the Islets of Langerhans secrete a hormone which stimulates glycolysis in liver

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