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प्रश्न
Differentiate: Hormones and Enzyme.
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उत्तर
| Hormones | Enzyme |
| Act at sites usually far away from source. | Act usually within the same cell or at the most close to the cell. |
| Always transported by blood. | Not transported by blood. In some cases transported by ducts. |
| Chemically may be proteins, steroids or amino acids. | Chemically always protein. |
संबंधित प्रश्न
| Hormones | Target gland |
| Gonadotrophins (LH, FSH) | ______ |
Mention three important differences between the action of hormones and that of nerves in the regulatory mechanism of our body.
An organ, tissue or cell where a hormone produces its effects is known as ______.
What is a hormone?
Given below is a table consisting of a set of items belonging to a common category. Complete the table by filling in the category and the odd one in the blanks
| Set | Category | Odd one |
| Adrenaline, Penicillin, Insulin, Thyroxin | __________ | __________ |
| Vasopressin, growth hormone, TSH, ACTH, FSH | __________ | __________ |
Some of the endocrine glands are shown by the guidelines.

(i) Name the glands 1 to 5.
(ii) Name any two endocrine glands which are not shown in the diagram.
(iii) Name one gland which is both exocrine and endocrine.
State the Function of Relaxin.
Human chronic Gonadotropin:
Enumerate the role of kidney as an endocrine gland.
Which of the following is not an endocrine gland?
