The ________ secretes a hormone that increases the body's metabolic rate, promotes alertness, quickens reflexes, and stimulates the fetal nervous system.
A. parathyroid gland
B. thyroid gland
C. thymus
D. pancreas
E. adrenal gland
Answer: B
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