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प्रश्न
Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?
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उत्तर
Iodised salt contains iodine which is essential for making thyroxine by the thyroid gland.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Where are hormones made in the human body?
Name one gland which acts only as an exocrine gland.
Which one term of the following includes the other three?
adrenalin, insulin, hormone, thyroxine, estrogen
What substances are made by endocrine glands?
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Parathyroid glands
State the functions of Growth hormone.
In what ways are puberty and adolescence result of the activity of some glands in the human body?
Which hormone gives girls soft skin?
How do hormones reach the organs they control?
Which of the following is a mis-matched pair?
The endocrine gland whose malfunctioning causes diabetes disease is :
(a) pituitary
(b) pineal
(c) parathyroid
(d) pancreas
The pancreas is made up of two parts A and B. The part A secretes insulin whereas part B secretes pancreatic juice.
(a) Which part is functioning as an endocrine gland? Why?
(b) What is insulin and what effect does it have in the body?
(c) Name the disease which can be treated by giving insulin injection.
(d) What does pancreatic juice contain? Where does pancreatic juice go?
(e) Name the life process in which pancreatic juice is made use of.
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 diabetic patient suffers from the deficiency of which hormone?
A doctor advised a person to take an injection of insulin because:
