Secretions from the corticotrophs activate cells of the _______, while secretions from the gonadotrophs affect cells of the ________.

A. adrenal cortex; gonads
B. thyroid; mammary glands
C. gonads; adrenal cortex
D. mammary glands; gonads


Answer: A. adrenal cortex; gonads

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