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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.
One of the most important glands in the endocrine system is the pituitary gland-that screws up and you can end up 8 feet tall or no taller than a chihuahua. If the thyroid screws up, you are either a jabba-the-hut lookalike (underactive) or a 30 lb bag of nerves with protruding eyeballs (overactive).eport Abuse. Why is it importamt... Hormones are chemical messengers produced by the endocrine system that travel around the body (CF paracrine and autocrine...) At six weeks old a foetus either produces androgen or not. If it does, it will be a male.