Two glands are especially noted for regressing after childhood, namely

a. the thymus and pineal.
b. the anterior and posterior pituitary.
c. the adrenal cortex and medulla.
d. the thymus and thyroid.
e. the thyroid and parathyroids.


Ans: a. the thymus and pineal.

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