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प्रश्न
One of the following is an incorrect statement about insulin. This is:
विकल्प
it is produced in pancreas
it regulates growth and development of the body
it regulates blood glucose level in the blood
its deficiency in the body will cause diabetes
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उत्तर
it regulates growth and development of the body
Explanation:
Insulin is produced in the pancreas. It regulates blood sugar level and its deficiency causes diabetes. The growth and development of the body is regulated by the growth hormone.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why are some patients of diabetes treated by giving injections of insulin?
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Pancreas
Name one gland which acts both as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland.
Which one term of the following includes the other three?
adrenalin, insulin, hormone, thyroxine, estrogen
What substances are made by endocrine glands?
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands:
Adrenal glands
Write the functions of testosterone and oestrogen hormones.
State the functions of Thyroxine hormones.
State the functions of Adrenaline hormones.
State the functions of Growth hormone.
Write the names of all the major endocrine glands present in the human body. Which of these glands also function as exocrine glands?
Name the gland which controls the secretion of hormones from the pituitary.
The faulty functioning of an endocrine gland can make a person very short or very tall. This gland is :
(a) thyroid
(b) pineal
(c) adrenal
(d) pituitary
Which of the following are often called glands of emergency?
(a) thyroid
(b) pituitary
(c) adrenal
(d) pancreas
There are two similar glands P which are located on top of two similar organs Q in the human body. P are often called the emergency glands and they secrete a hormone R into the blood stream. R is secreted in large amounts when a person is frightened. It brings about temporary changes in the body which allow a lot of substance S from the liver to go into the blood to provide a lot of energy in a very short time. This helps a person to fight back or run away from the frightening situation.
What are P, Q, R and S?
The secretion of which hormone leads to physical changes in the body when you are 10-12 years of age?
Assertion: On attaining puberty, breast size increases and reproductive organs develop in females.
Reason: Ovaries release the hormone progesterone in females.
The hormone which increases fertility in males is called:
Name the gland and the hormone secreted by it in scary situations in human beings. List any two responses shown by our body when this hormone is secreted into the blood.
