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प्रश्न
Insulin is injected into the body of a highly diabetic patient and not given orally. Explain.
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उत्तर
Insulin is a protein hormone and if it is given orally it would be acted upon by the protein digesting enzymes in the alimentary tract. So it is injected into the body of highly diabetic patient and is able to travel in the blood stream to bring about the required specific effect.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following:
The condition caused by the over secretion of insulin
Select the odd one out of the following:
Insulin, Glucagon, STH
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Maintains glucose level in the blood.
Which hormone produces energy producing effect in the body?
Pancreas is both an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland. Explain.
Which hormones maintain glucose homeostasis in blood?
Complete the following table by filling in the blanks (a) to (c):
| GLAND | HORMONE SECRETED |
EFFECT OF OVERSECRETION |
| Pancreas | (a) ______ | Hypoglycemia |
| Thyroid | (b) ______ | (c) ______ |
Complete the following table:
| Antibiotic produced | Microbial sources |
| Chloromycetin | ______ |
| ______ | Streptomyces erythreus |
| Penicillin | ______ |
| ______ | Streptomyces griseus |
| Griseofulvin | ______ |
| ______ | Bacillus licheniformis |
State the exact location of the following structure.
Islets of Langerhans
Which hormone deficiency is responsible for the following?
Diabetes mellitus
