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प्रश्न
Is the following gland an exocrine or an endocrine gland?
Thyroid gland
विकल्प
Exocrine Gland
Endocrine Gland
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उत्तर
Endocrine Gland
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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 |
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) ______ |
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Regulates basal metabolism
Give a labeled diagram of parathyroid gland.
Give the Technical Term: Name the hormones which lead to the following condition: Exophthalmic goitre
Identify the largest endocrine gland.
Identify the INCORRECT match.
Write the functions of thyroid hormones.
Mention the name of disease based on the clue/symptom given below:
Swelling in the neck.
Write the main function of the following hormone.
Thyroxine
