The pituitary gland by virtue of its tropic hormones controls the secretory activity of other endocrine glands. Which one of the following endocrine glands can function independent of the pituitary gland ?

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Q: 117 (IAS/1997)
The pituitary gland by virtue of its tropic hormones controls the secretory activity of other endocrine glands.
Which one of the following endocrine glands can function independent of the pituitary gland ?
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{'other endocrine glands': [1, 1, 0, 0], 'pituitary gland': [4, 0, 0, 0], 'following endocrine glands': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'tropic hormones': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'secretory activity': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'parathyroid': [1, 1, 0, 0], 'thyroid': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'adrenals': [1, 1, 1, 1], 'gonads': [1, 1, 0, 0]}