True or false? connections with friends can become more important than family relationships during adolescence.

That statement is true

Especially during rebellious phase. Relationship with friends is a little bit  different with family relationship because you could choose your friends based on your own criteria, such as mutual goals or interests.

 Meanwhile, you can't really choose your own family.

This is true - during adolescence, the peer group of a young adolescent becomes the most important social group for them and also the one which most greatly influences how they will behave later on. 

There are eight major endocrine glands, each with a different function: pituitary gland: the “brain” of the endocrine system; regulates all seven of the other glands and secretes growth hormone.thyroid: regulates a person’s metabolic rate, which is the amount of energy expended daily by a person at rest.thymus: assists in the development of a person’s immune system.adrenal gland: regulates fluid and sodium balance within the body, and secretes epinephrine (“adrenaline”) when the body is under stress, producing the fight-or-flight response.ovaries (in females) and testes (in males): control the development of secondary sex characteristics.pancreatic islets: regulate blood sugar.pineal gland: regulates biorhythms and mood, and stimulates the onset of puberty.