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प्रश्न
What are tropic hormones?
Explain the term ‘Tropic hormone’.
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उत्तर १
The hormones secreted from anterior pituitary, that stimulate certain other endocrine glands, are called trophic hormones.
उत्तर २
The term "tropic hormone" refers to those hormones which stimulate other endocrine glands to produce their specific hormone such as gonadotropic hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary and also stimulate gonads to produce certain hormones.
संबंधित प्रश्न
The diagram give below represents an endocrine gland in the human body. Study the diagram and answer the following questions:
Name the hormone which in deficiency causes Diabetes Inspidus. How does this disorder differ from Diabetes Mellitus?
Define the following:
Releasing hormones
Describe any four hormones secreted by Adenohypophysis.
Direction: In each of the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is given and a corresponding statement of Reason (R) is given just below it. Mark the correct statement as.
- Assertion (A): The pituitary gland is referred to as the “Master gland”.
- Reason (R): It controls the functioning of other endocrine glands.
Which gland secretes the growth hormone?
A patient complains of constant thirst, excessive passing of urine and low blood pressure. When the doctor checked the patients’ blood glucose and blood insulin level, the level were normal or slightly low. The doctor diagnosed the condition as diabetes insupidus. But he decided to measure one more hormone in patients blood. Which hormone does the doctor intend to measure?
Correct the following statement by replacing the term underlined.
TSH is secreted from the corpus luteum.
Mention if the following statement is true (T) or false (F). If false, rewrite the correct word (not words) striking out the single wrong one.
Pituitary is of the size of a lemon.
Write full form of the following abbreviation:
FSH
Identify the gland with the help of following clue:
The gland is located in mid-brain below the hypothalamus.
