Select the Choice That Correctly Associates the Organ with Its

Question

Select the choice that correctly associates the organ with its embryonic sources.
A) anterior pituitary gland-mesoderm and endoderm
B) thyroid gland-mesoderm and ectoderm
C) adrenal gland-ectoderm and mesoderm
D) skin-endoderm and mesoderm
E) brain-mesoderm and endoderm

Accepted Answer

The adrenal gland is derived from two embryonic sources: the cortex is derived from the mesoderm, and the medulla is derived from the ectoderm, specifically from neural crest cells.