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प्रश्न
Complete the following table by filling in the blank spaces numbered 1 to 8:
| Gland | Secretions | Effect on body |
| (1) ______ | oestrogen | (2) ______ |
| Alpha cells of islets of Langerhans | (3) ______ | (4) ______ |
| (5) ______ | (6) ______ | Protruding eyes |
| (7) ______ | (8) ______ | Gigantism |
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उत्तर
| Gland | Secretions | Effect on body |
| (1) Ovaries | oestrogen | (2) Development of secondary sexual characteristics |
| Alpha cells of islets of Langerhans | (3) Glucagon | (4) Stimulates liver to convert glycogen into glucose. |
| (5) Thyroid gland | (6) Thyroxine (hypersecretion) |
Protruding eyes |
| (7) Anterior lobe of pituitary | (8) Growth hormone (oversecretion) | Gigantism |
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पाठ 12: The Endocrine System - Review Questions [पृष्ठ १६८]
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संबंधित प्रश्न
match the conditions in column A with the cause in column B.
| A (Condition) | B (Cause) | ||
| a | Dwarfism and mental retardation | 1 | shortage of glucose in blood |
| b | Diabetes mellitus | 2 | Over secretion of growth hormone |
| c | Excess of glucose in blood | 3 | Insulin shock |
| d | Gigantism | 4 | Over secretion of thyroxine |
| e | Enlargement of breasts in adult males | 5 | Hypothyroidism |
| f | Exophthalmic goitre | 6 | Over secretion of cortical hormones |
Define the following:
Exophthalmic goiter
Where is the thymus gland located and what is its function?
Give a labeled diagram of thymus gland.
Give the Technical Term: Name the hormones which lead to the following condition: Gigantism
Long answer question
Describe in brief an account of disorders of the thyroid.
Which hormone requires iodine for its formation?
What will happen if intake of iodine in our diet is low?
A child has low BMR, delayed puberty and mental retardation. Identify the disease.
Match the items given in Column I with the most appropriate ones in Column II and rewrite the correct Matching pairs:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Hyposecretion of Thyroxine in adults | 1. | Diabetes insipidus |
| (b) | Hyposecretion of Insulin | 2. | Myxedema |
| (c) | Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in Childhood | 3. | Dwarfism |
| (d) | Hyposecretion of ADH | 4. | Gigantism |
| (e) | Hypersecretion of Thyroxine | 5. | Diabetes mellitus |
| 6. | Exophthalmic goitre | ||
| 7. | Cretinism | ||
