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प्रश्न
Name the Following: The master gland of the body, because it controls the activity of other endocrine gland also.
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उत्तर
Pituitary
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following:
Anterior lobe of pituitary.
List some of the functions of pituitary gland.
Give the Technical Term: Name the glands which secrete the following hormone: ACTH
Describe any four hormones secreted by Adenohypophysis.
Which endocrine gland is also known 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.
Distinguish between long-day and short day plants.
What causes the following?
Diabetes insipidus
Write the exact location of the following glands:
Pituitary
Name the hormones responsible for the given functions.
| Functions | Hormones | |
| (a) | Contraction of uterine muscles during child birth | ______ |
| (b) | Maintenance of corpus luteum | ______ |
| (c) | Milk formation and secretion | ______ |
| (d) | Development of external sex characters in males. | ______ |
| (e) | Stimulation of sympathetic nervous system | ______ |
