(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Biology

Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Converting glycogen to glucose

Name the endocrine cells present in the pancreas.

Name two hormones secreted by the above mentioned cells.

Mention one main function of each hormone named above.

Write briefly about
Diabetes mellitus (symptoms and cause).

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Which one of the following is a hormone deficiency disease?

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A gland having endocrine as well as exocrine function is ___________

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Hormone secreted by islets of Langerhans.

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Diabetes mellitus disease is caused due to ____________

Insulin is secreted by ______.

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Which hormone produces energy producing effect in the body?

The diagram below shows part of the capillary bed in an organ of the human body. Some of the blood arriving at the capillaries at points labeled A, moves out into the spaces between the tissue cells. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:

Name any one important component of the blood which remains inside the capillaries and fails to move out into the spaces.

Study the diagram given below and then answer the question that follows:

What is the technical term for the cells of the pancreas that produce endocrine hormones?

Give Reasons for the following.
 A closed can of dried seeds bursts open if some water enters it by accident.

Multiple Choice Question:

Seeds when soaked in water imbibe in it because:

Name the hormone produced by the following gland giving one function: Pancreas

Is the following gland an exocrine or an endocrine gland?

Pancreas

 What are the two kinds of diabetes? Mention their symptoms and the causes.

Pancreas is both an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland. Explain.