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प्रश्न
State the functions of Growth hormone.
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उत्तर
The function of growth hormone is to control the development of bones and muscles.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How does our body respond when adrenaline is secreted into the blood?
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Pituitary
Name one hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
Which gland secretes the growth hormone?
Name one gland which acts only as an endocrine gland.
Name one gland which acts only as an exocrine gland.
What part does the diet play in helping us to have a healthy thyroid gland?
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands:
Adrenal glands
Write the names of all the major endocrine glands present in the human body. Which of these glands also function as exocrine glands?
Which of the following is a mis-matched pair?
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
The use of iodised salt is recommended to prevent :
(a) diabetes
(b) gonorrhoea
(c) dysentery
(d) goitre
The gland X which is located just below the brain in the human head secretes a chemical substance Y which controls the development of ones and muscles in the body of a person. Secretion of too little of substance Y as well as the secretion of too much of substance Y by the gland X leads to abnormal development of the body of a person.
(a) Name the gland X.
(b) What is the chemical substance Y?
(c) What happens if too little of substance Y is secreted?
(d) What happens if too much of substance Y is secreted?
(e) Name the system of glands in the human body of which gland X is a part.
A and B are the two systems of control and coordination in the human body. The messages in system A are transmitted in the form of chemical substances C which travel comparatively slowly through the blood stream. The substances C are made in tissues D present in the head and trunk of human body. The messages in system b are transmitted very quickly in the form of electrical impulses through fibres E. The effect of messages transmitted by system b usually lasts for a much shorter time as compared to those transmitted by system A.
(a) Name the system A. What does system A consist of?
(b) Name the chemical substance C.
(c) What is tissue D? Name any five such tissues in the human body.
(d) Name the system B. What does system B consist of?
(e) Name the fibres E.
(f) State whether system A controls the working of system B or system B controls the working of system A.
A piece of thread was tied tightly around an animal's pancreatic duct. The animal subsequently had difficulty in digesting food but did not get diabetes. Explain.
Which is the target organ of both adrenaline and insulin?
(a) heart
(b) kidney
(c) liver
(d) pancreas
The hormone which increases fertility in males is called:
A doctor advised a person to take an injection of insulin because:
