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Question
Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement:
The emergency hormone to face the danger or to fight is secreted by:
Options
Islets of Langerhans
Adrenal cortex
Pituitary
Adrenal medulla
Solution
Adrenal medulla
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