Question

the ___ gland is responsible for controlling growth, metabolism, and other hormone - producing glands.
options: adrenal, thyroid, pituitary

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the functions of each gland:

• Adrenal glands produce hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, not for overall growth/metabolism control of other glands.
• Thyroid gland regulates metabolism but doesn't control other hormone - producing glands in the described way.
• Pituitary gland is the "master gland" that controls growth, metabolism, and other hormone - producing glands (like thyroid, adrenal) by secreting tropic hormones.

Answer:

C. pituitary (assuming the options are labeled A. adrenal, B. thyroid, C. pituitary; if the third option is labeled as such. If the options are just the three with the third being pituitary, then the correct option is the third one, e.g., "The third option (pituitary)")