Question

Cortisol is secreted from

• A. pancreas
• B. thyroid
• C. adrenal
• D. thymus

Answer 1

The correct option is C adrenal

Cortisol is secreted from the adrenal cortex. It is a glucocorticoid and it stimulates gluconeogenesis, lipolysis and proteolysis.

Pancreas is a composite gland which secretes insulin, glucagon and somatostatin.

Thyroid gland secretes thyroxine or tetraiodothyronine $\left(T_4\right)$ and triiodothyronine $\left(T_3\right),$ which regulates the metabolic rate of the body and maintains basal metabolic rate. It also secretes calcitonin.

Thymus secretes thymosin, involved in providing cell mediated immunity to the body.