Differentiate: Gigantism and Acromegaly.

अंतर स्पष्ट करें

Gigantism	Acromegaly
Caused by over-secretion of somatotropin in childhood.	Caused by over-secretion of somatotropin after adolescence.
Due to abnormal elongation of bones and muscles, person is of abnormally large height.	Abnormal increase of bones of hands and legs, and the lower jaw, person has gorilla like appearance but is not a giant.

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अध्याय 9: The Endocrine System - Differentiate

अध्याय 9 The Endocrine System
Differentiate | Q 6

Give an example of a blood pressure lowering hormone.

Which gland is responsible for the following disease?

Goitre

Which parts of the alimentary canal produce hormones?

Give the Technical Term: Name the glands which secrete the following hormone: Testosterone

Fill in the Blanks:

The glands with ducts are called ______.

Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:

Hormones are produced by endocrine gland.

State the Function of Relaxin.

Choose the Odd One Out.

Column ‘II’ is a list of items related to ideas in Column ‘I’. Match the term in Column ‘II’ with a suitable idea given in Column ‘I’.

Column A	Column B
(i) Pituitary	(a) produces male sex characteristics
(ii) Ovaries	(b) decreases blood sugar level
(iii) Thyroid	(c) increases heart and breathing rate raises blood pressure
(iv) Thymus	(d) produces female sex characteristics
(v) Adrenals	(e) is known as emergency hormone
(vi) Hypothalamus	(f) regulates the level of calcium and phosphorus
(vii) Pancreas	(g) increases the rate of metabolism
(viii) Testes	(h) maintains the level of calcium
(ix) Parathyroid	regulates the amount of water excreted in the urine.
(x) Cretinism	(j) simulates skeletal growth
(xi) Diabetes mellitus	(k) regulates the activities of other glands
(xii) Insulin shock	(l) stimulates the development of male and female sex organs
(xiii) Gigantism	(m) Shortage of glucose in the blood.
(xiv) Enlargement of breasts in adult males	(n) Over-secretion of growth hormone
(xv) Exophthalmic goiter	(o) Excess of glucose in the blood
(xvi) Acromegaly	(p) Over-secretion of thyroxin
(xvii) Addison’s disease	(q) Dwarfism and mental retardation
(xviii)Cretinism	(r) Over-secretion of cortical hormones
(xix) Dwarfism	(s) Under-secretion of the adrenal cortex
(xx) Adrenalin	(t) Under-secretion of thyroxin in children
(xxi) Vasopressin	(u) Over-secretion of growth hormones in adults

Serum calcium level is regulated by ______.