Question

Triple 'F' or gland for flight, fight and fright/ life saving/emergency gland is

• A. Thyroid
• B. Thymus
• C. Pituitary
• D. Adrenal

Answer 1

The correct option is D Adrenal

A. Thyroid gland is situated between the trachea and larynx in the neck and secretes thyroxine hormone which increases oxygen consumption by metabolically active tissues.

B. Thymus gland is associated with the development of immune system and present on the dorsal side of heart.

C. Pituitary gland is the master gland that regulates the activity of other endocrine glands and secretes many hormones like growth hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone etc.

D. Adrenal gland is present on upper side of kidneys and has two parts, adrenal cortex which secrete glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and sexocorticoids and adrenal medulla which secrete adrenaline and nor-adrenaline hormone. Adrenaline is also known as emergency hormone. This hormone is associated with maintenance of homeostasis in body and is secreted in response to any kind of stress or emergency in the body. It is also known as hormone of fight or flight.

So, the correct answer is 'Adrenal'.