1. : location of synthesis of releasing hormones and inhibiting hormones 2. : site into which releasing hormones or inhibiting hormones are secreted 3. : blood vessels of hypophyseal portal system that join two capillary beds 4. : site that receives the blood and hormones from the primary capillary plexus and into which releasing and inhibiting hormones are secreted 5. : supplies the primary capillary plexus

Astudent sees several ants walking up a wall following the exact same trail that an ant took earlier. she wants to apply the scientific method to determine how the ants detected the trail. which of these steps would come first in her application of the scientific method? perform an experiment by cleaning the scent away from part of the trail. draw a conclusion that the ants follow a scent trail. make a prediction about what the ants will do after she cleans away part of the trail. hypothesize that the ants are following a scent trail that the first ant left.