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प्रश्न
Which one term of the following includes the other three?
adrenalin, insulin, hormone, thyroxine, estrogen
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उत्तर
Adrenalin, insulin, thyroxine and estrogen are types of hormones.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Pituitary
What is the name of the system of glands which produces hormones?
Name the disease caused by the deficiency of thyroxine hormone in the body.
Why do you need iodine in your diet?
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Thyroid gland
State the functions of Growth hormone.
Write the names of all the major endocrine glands present in the human body. Which of these glands also function as exocrine glands?
Match the hormones given in column I with their functions given in column II :
| Hormones | Functions |
| (i) Thyroxine | (a) Causes breasts to develop in females |
| (ii) Adrenaline | (b) Causes the male to start producing sperms |
| (iii) Insulin | (c) Prepares the body for an emergency |
| (iv) Estrogen | (d) Controls the metabolic rate |
| (v) Testosterone | (e) Regulates the amount of sugar in blood |
Name the disease which occurs in adults due to the deficiency of iodine in the diet. What is the main symptom of this disease?
One of the following acts as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland. This one is :
(a) salivary gland
(b) pancreas
(c) pituitary
(d) parathyroid
The hormone which is associated with male puberty is called :
(a) oestrogen
(b) adrenaline
(c) testosterone
(d) progesterone
The underactive endocrine gland which causes goitre is :
(a) pancreas
(b) thyroid
(c) adrenal
(d) pituitary
Which of the following are often called glands of emergency?
(a) thyroid
(b) pituitary
(c) adrenal
(d) pancreas
A gland W is located just below the stomach in the human body. The gland W secretes a hormone X. The deficiency of hormone X in the body causes a disease Y in which the blood sugar level of a person rises too much. The person having high blood sugar is called Z.
(a) Name (i) gland W, and (ii) hormone X.
(b) What is the function of hormone X?
(c) Name (i) disease Y, and (ii) person Z.
(d) What advice would you like to give to a person who is suffering from disease Y due to faulty life-style?
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?
Which hormone regulates the ionic balance in the body?
The hormone which increases fertility in males is called:
Name the gland and the hormone secreted by it in scary situations in human beings. List any two responses shown by our body when this hormone is secreted into the blood.
Write any three responses which enable the animal body to deal with a scary situation.
