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प्रश्न
Which hormone prepares the body for action?
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उत्तर
Adrenaline prepares the body for action.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Thyroid
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(a) salivary gland
(b) pancreas
(c) pituitary
(d) parathyroid
odine is necessary for the synthesis of which of the following hormone?
(a) adrenaline
(b) auxin
(c) thyroxine
(d) insulin
One of the following is an incorrect statement about insulin. This is:
One of the following statements is not true about thyroxine. This is :
(a) Thyroid gland requires iron to synthesise thyroxine
(b) It regulates carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism
(c) Iodine is essential for the synthesis of thyroxine
(d) Thyroid gland can enlarge due to lack of thyroxine
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(a) pituitary
(b) pineal
(c) parathyroid
(d) pancreas
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(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.
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(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?
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