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प्रश्न
Name the following:
Six hormones secreted from anterior pituitary.
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उत्तर
Growth hormone (GH), Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), Luteinizing hormone (LH), and Prolactin (PRL).
संबंधित प्रश्न
Select the odd one out of the following:
Adenohypophysis, Neurohypophysis, Islets of Langerhans
Expand the following biological abbreviation:
LTH
Match the terms of column I with those of column II:
| Column I | Column II |
| (i) Adenohypophysis | (a) Thyroxine |
| (ii) Neurohypophysis | (b) STH |
| (iii) Thyroid | (c) Oxytocin |
| (iv) Adrenaline | (d) Insulin |
| (v) Islets of Langerhans | (e) Noradrenaline |
Hyper secretion of growth hormone in childhood cause ______.
Which one is referred to as “Master Gland”?
You have learnt that a characteristic feature of endocrine system is the presence of feed back loops. By this what is meant if hormone A stimulates gland ‘X’ to secrete hormone B, the production of ‘A’ could be modified when the level of B changes in our blood. An example is the relation between hormones LH and estrogen (E2). An old woman exhibits the following features. High levels of LH in blood but low levels of E2 in the blood. Another woman exhibits high level of LH in blood and also high level of E2 in the blood. Where is the defect in both these women? Provide suitable diagram to support this answer.
State the names of hormones and glands secreting them:
Controls tubular absorption of water in the kidney.
The hormone that affects urination is ______.
Name the following:
Abnormalities caused due to hypersecretion of growth hormone.
Give reason.
Pituitary is popularly called as the master gland.
