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प्रश्न
What substances are made by endocrine glands?
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उत्तर
The endocrine glands secrete chemical substances called hormones.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?
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.
Thyroid
Name the disease caused by the deficiency of insulin hormone in the body.
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?
Which one term of the following includes the other three?
thyroid, ductless gland, thymus, pituitary, ovary
Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?
State the functions of Adrenaline hormones.
State the functions of Growth hormone.
The hormone which is associated with male puberty is called :
(a) oestrogen
(b) adrenaline
(c) testosterone
(d) progesterone
Which of the following endocrine gland does not occur as a pair in the human body?
The dramatic changes in body features associated with puberty are mainly because of the secretions of :
(a) estrogen from testes and testosterone from ovary
(b) estrogen from adrenal gland and testosterone from pituitary gland
(c) testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovary
(d) testosterone from thyroid gland and estrogen from pituitary gland
The underactive endocrine gland which causes goitre is :
(a) pancreas
(b) thyroid
(c) adrenal
(d) pituitary
Which is the target organ of both adrenaline and insulin?
(a) heart
(b) kidney
(c) liver
(d) pancreas
A and B are two pairs of glands that are present in the human endocrine system. The pair A is found only in females, whereas B is present only in males. Glands A make and secrete two hormones C and D, whereas glands B make and secrete only one hormone E. In addition to hormones, Glands A make gametes F, whereas glands B make gametes G.
(a) What are the glands A?
(b) What are the hormones C and D?
(c) What are the glands B? Name the hormone E.
(d) What are the gametes F and G?
(e) Which event in the life of males and females is associated with the secretion of the hormones C, D and E?
Assertion: On attaining puberty, breast size increases and reproductive organs develop in females.
Reason: Ovaries release the hormone progesterone in females.
