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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 |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
match the conditions in column A with the cause in column B.
| A (Condition) | B (Cause) | ||
| a | Dwarfism and mental retardation | 1 | shortage of glucose in blood |
| b | Diabetes mellitus | 2 | Over secretion of growth hormone |
| c | Excess of glucose in blood | 3 | Insulin shock |
| d | Gigantism | 4 | Over secretion of thyroxine |
| e | Enlargement of breasts in adult males | 5 | Hypothyroidism |
| f | Exophthalmic goitre | 6 | Over secretion of cortical hormones |
Give the special function of the following:
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Where is the thymus gland located and what is its function?
Name the Following: Disorder caused by excess of thyroid hormone.
Long answer question.
What will be the effect of thyroid gland atrophy on the human body?
Why are thyroid hormones referred to as personality hormones?
Identify the largest endocrine gland.
Which of the following is not a ductless gland?
Given below is a group of terms. In the group the first pair indicates the relationship between the two terms. Suggest the suitable word(s) for the fourth place.
Children: Cretinism :: Adults : ______.
Write the main function of the following hormone.
Thyroxine
