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प्रश्न
A squirrel is in a scary situation. Its body has to prepare for either fighting or running away. State the immediate changes that take place in its body so that the squirrel is able to either fight or run?
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उत्तर
As the squirrel is in a scary position, the body releases adrenaline hormones. This will cause the following immediate changes:
- Increased heart rate
- An increase in blood pressure
- Increased release of glucose in the blood
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name one gland which acts only as an endocrine gland.
What part does the diet play in helping us to have a healthy thyroid gland?
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Parathyroid glands
State the functions of Growth hormone.
Match the hormones given in column I with their functions given in column II :
| Hormones | Functions |
| (i) Thyroxine | (a) Causes breasts to develop in females |
| (ii) Adrenaline | (b) Causes the male to start producing sperms |
| (iii) Insulin | (c) Prepares the body for an emergency |
| (iv) Estrogen | (d) Controls the metabolic rate |
| (v) Testosterone | (e) Regulates the amount of sugar in blood |
In what ways are puberty and adolescence result of the activity of some glands in the human body?
Write the names of five endocrine glands found in the human body. Name the hormones secreted by each gland.
Which of the following is a mis-matched pair?
The use of iodised salt is recommended to prevent :
(a) diabetes
(b) gonorrhoea
(c) dysentery
(d) goitre
Write any three responses which enable the animal body to deal with a scary situation.
