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प्रश्न
Given below is a table designed to give the names of the glands, the hormones produced, their chief functions, the effects of oversecretion and undersecretion in respect of thyroid, pituitary and pancreas. Fill up the blanks 1–13.
| S.No. | Source Gland cells | Hormone produced | Chief function | Effect of oversecretion | Effect of undersecretion |
| 1 | (1) ______ | Thyroxine | (2) ______ | (3) ______ | (4) ______ |
| 2 | Beta cells of Islets of Langerhans | (5) ______ | Promotes glucose utilisation by the body cells | (6) ______ | (7) ______ |
| 3 | (8) ______ | Growth hormone | (9) ______ | (10) ______ | Dwarfism |
| 4 | (11) ______ | Vasopressin | Increases reabsorption of water from kidney tubule | (12) ______ | (13) ______ |
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उत्तर
| S.No. | Source Gland cells | Hormone produced | Chief function | Effect of oversecretion | Effect of undersecretion |
| 1 | (1) Thyroid | Thyroxine | (2) Regulates basal metabolism | (3) Exophthalmic goitre | (4) Simple goitre, cretinism in children and myxoedema in adults |
| 2 | Beta cells of Islets of Langerhans | (5) Insulin | Promotes glucose utilisation by the body cells | (6) Hypoglycemia | (7) Diabetes mellitus |
| 3 | (8) Pituitary (anterior) | Growth hormone | (9) Body Growth | (10) Gigantism | Dwarfism |
| 4 | (11) Posterior pituitary | Vasopressin | Increases reabsorption of water from kidney tubule | (12) Elevation of Blood Pressure | (13) Diabetes insipidus |
संबंधित प्रश्न
State the exact location of the Thyroid gland.
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Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Calcium is the main element of thyroxin.
Long answer question
Describe in brief an account of disorders of the thyroid.
Identify the largest endocrine gland.
What will happen if intake of iodine in our diet is low?
What are the effects of hypothyroidism (observed during pregnancy) on the development and maturation of a growing baby?
Write the functions of thyroid hormones.
A child has low BMR, delayed puberty and mental retardation. Identify the disease.
