The nurse performing an assessment of a client's endocrine system expects to address the structure and function of the: Select all that apply
1. Hypothalamus.
2. Thyroid gland.
3. Gonads.
4. Salivary glands.
5. Lacrimal glands.
1. Hypothalamus.
2. Thyroid gland.
3. Gonads.
Rationale: Hypothalamus. The assessment of the endocrine system (hormones are secreted into the bloodstream in order to affect body functions) would include the hypothalamus. Thyroid gland. The assessment of the endocrine system (hormones are secreted into the bloodstream in order to affect body functions) would include the thyroid. Gonads. The assessment of the endocrine system (hormones are secreted into the bloodstream in order to affect body functions) would include the gonad glands. Salivary glands. Salivary glands are exocrine glands (excrete their fluids to the outside of the body). Lacrimal glands. Lacrimal glands are exocrine glands (excrete their fluids to the outside of the body).
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