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प्रश्न
State the Location
Pancreas
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उत्तर
The endocrine-part of the pancreas consists of small groups of epithelial cells called the Islets of Langerhans which are found scattered in the pancreas which is situated between the stomach and the duodenum.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Choose the odd one out from each series
The hormones – insulin, glucagon, cretinism, thyroxine
………………………………………….
Differentiate: Diabetes mellitus and Diabetes insipidus.
State the Function
Insulin
Assertion (A): Diabetes mellitus increases blood sugar levels.
Reason (R): Insulin decreases blood sugar levels.
Which hormone controls water and mineral metabolism?
A sample of urine was diagnosed to contain high content of glucose and ketone bodies. Based on this observation, answer the following:
Name the cells on which this hormone acts.
Alpha cells of the pancreas secrete ______.
Mention the two principal ways in which insulin acts.
Name the following condition:
Overdose of insulin makes the diabetic patient unconscious.
List any three symptoms of diabetes mellitus.
