Q.Name an organ which acts as temporary endocrine gland.

Most endocrine glands are permanent structures, but a few organs are endocrine only for a limited time.

Step 1. The placenta forms only during pregnancy, as the physiological exchange link between foetus and mother.

Step 2. During pregnancy it secretes estrogen, progesterone and hCG, but once the pregnancy ends the placenta is expelled and its endocrine role ends with it -- making it a genuinely temporary endocrine gland. …

Recall which organ's endocrine activity is tied to a specific, limited life stage (pregnancy) rather …

• Also considering the thymus, which atrophies with age but is not phrased in the text as a 'temporary endocrine g …