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प्रश्न
Why are some patients of diabetes treated by giving injections of insulin?
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उत्तर १
Diabetes is caused due to less or no secretion of hormone insulin by pancreas. In such a person, blood sugar level is high. Insulin converts extra sugar present in blood into glycogen. Thus, patients suffering from diabetes are given insulin injection to control their blood sugar level.
उत्तर २
Diabetes is caused by high sugar level in blood. Diabetic patients are treated by giving injections of insulin as it lowers the blood sugar level by controlling the metabolism of sugar.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Pancreas
Name the hormones secreted by testes.
What is the name of in-built 'arrangement' in our body which controls the timing and amount of hormones released by various endocrine glands in the body?
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Thyroid gland
Which hormone controls the amount of glucose in blood?
Which hormone gives girls soft skin?
Write the names of five endocrine glands found in the human body. Name the hormones secreted by each gland.
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
Which of the following endocrine gland does not occur as a pair in the human body?
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
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 faulty functioning of an endocrine gland can make a person very short or very tall. This gland is :
(a) thyroid
(b) pineal
(c) adrenal
(d) pituitary
A piece of thread was tied tightly around an animal's pancreatic duct. The animal subsequently had difficulty in digesting food but did not get diabetes. Explain.
There are two similar glands P which are located on top of two similar organs Q in the human body. P are often called the emergency glands and they secrete a hormone R into the blood stream. R is secreted in large amounts when a person is frightened. It brings about temporary changes in the body which allow a lot of substance S from the liver to go into the blood to provide a lot of energy in a very short time. This helps a person to fight back or run away from the frightening situation.
What are P, Q, R and S?
A squirrel is in a scary situation. Its body has to prepare for either fighting or running away. State the immediate changes that take place in its body so that the squirrel is able to either fight or run?
A diabetic patient suffers from the deficiency of which hormone?
The hormone which increases fertility in males is called:
A doctor advised a person to take an injection of insulin because:
