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प्रश्न
A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of ______.
पर्याय
Low secretion of growth hormone
Cancer of the thyroid gland
Over secretion of pars distalis
Deficiency of iodine in diet
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उत्तर
A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of Cancer of the thyroid gland.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Diagrammatically indicate the location of the various endocrine glands in our body.
| Hormones | Target gland |
| Corticotrophin (ACTH) | ______ |
add a note on deficiency of thyroxine.
Fill in the blank:
Hormones are produced by ____________.
Mention which of the statements are true (T) and which are false (F). Give reason in support of your answer.
Harmones ‘obey’ the commands like ‘enough, slow down or ‘two little, speed up’
Define the following:
Hypersecretion
What are endocrine glands?
Differentiate: Cretinism and Myxedema.
Give the Technical Term: Name two hormones secreted by the alimentary canal.
Give the Technical Term: What are releasing hormones?
Give the Technical Term: Name the glands which secrete the following hormone: Relaxin
Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow:
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- Name the cells of the pancreas that produce (1) glucagon (2) insulin.
- State the main function of (1) glucagon and (2) insulin.
- Why is the pancreas referred to as an exo-endocrine gland?
- Why is insulin not given orally but is injected into the body?
- What is the technical term for the cells of the pancreas that produce endocrine hormones?
- Where in the body is the pancreas located?
State the Location
Prostate gland
Choose the Odd One Out
Column ‘II’ is a list of items related to ideas in Column ‘I’. Match the term in Column ‘II’ with a suitable idea given in Column ‘I’.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Pituitary | (a) produces male sex characteristics |
| (ii) Ovaries | (b) decreases blood sugar level |
| (iii) Thyroid | (c) increases heart and breathing rate raises blood pressure |
| (iv) Thymus | (d) produces female sex characteristics |
| (v) Adrenals | (e) is known as emergency hormone |
| (vi) Hypothalamus | (f) regulates the level of calcium and phosphorus |
| (vii) Pancreas | (g) increases the rate of metabolism |
| (viii) Testes | (h) maintains the level of calcium |
| (ix) Parathyroid | regulates the amount of water excreted in the urine. |
| (x) Cretinism | (j) simulates skeletal growth |
| (xi) Diabetes mellitus | (k) regulates the activities of other glands |
| (xii) Insulin shock | (l) stimulates the development of male and female sex organs |
| (xiii) Gigantism | (m) Shortage of glucose in the blood. |
| (xiv) Enlargement of breasts in adult males | (n) Over-secretion of growth hormone |
| (xv) Exophthalmic goiter | (o) Excess of glucose in the blood |
| (xvi) Acromegaly | (p) Over-secretion of thyroxin |
| (xvii) Addison’s disease | (q) Dwarfism and mental retardation |
| (xviii)Cretinism | (r) Over-secretion of cortical hormones |
| (xix) Dwarfism | (s) Under-secretion of the adrenal cortex |
| (xx) Adrenalin | (t) Under-secretion of thyroxin in children |
| (xxi) Vasopressin | (u) Over-secretion of growth hormones in adults |
Leydig cells are meant for:
______ gland is located in the neck region.
Define the following term:
Endocrine system
