The interrelationships between the endocrine and the nervous systems are especially apparent in a
A)neuron in the spinal cord.
B)steroid-producing cell in the adrenal cortex.
C)neurosecretory cell in the hypothalamus.
D)neuron in the cerebral cortex.
E)digestive enzyme-producing cell in the pancreas.

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Neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus secrete hormones that regulate the pituitary gland, which in turn releases hormones that regulate other endocrine glands. This interplay between the nervous and endocrine systems is known as the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.

The Interrelationships Between the Endocrine and the Nervous Systems Are