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प्रश्न
Define the following:
Releasing hormones
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उत्तर
Releasing hormones - A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
संबंधित प्रश्न
List some of the functions of pituitary gland.
State the Location
Pituitary gland
List the hormones secreted by the following:
Pituitary
The hormone that affects urination is ______.
Mention if the following statement is true (T) or false (F). If false, rewrite the correct word (not words) striking out the single wrong one.
Pituitary has three lobes - anterior, posterior and intermediate.
What causes the following?
Diabetes insipidus
Oxytocin stimulates the contraction of ______.
Hypersecretion of growth hormone causes ______.
Write the main function of the following hormone.
Vasopressin
The diagram given alongside shows an endocrine gland in the human body. Study the diagram and answer the following questions:
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- Identify the gland. Write its specific location in the human body.
- Label the guidelines 1, 2 and 3 shown in the figure.
- Name any two secretions from part 1 and two from part 2.
- The deficiency of which hormone causes Diabetes insipidus? How is this condition different from Diabetes mellitus with respect to the abnormal substances present in the of urine.
