Anatomy & Physiology
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Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 17, Problem 21RQ
The adrenal glands are attached superiorly to which organ?
- thyroid
- liver
- kidneys
- hypothalamus
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