Differentiate: Gigantism and Acromegaly.

फरक स्पष्ट करा

Gigantism	Acromegaly
Caused by over-secretion of somatotropin in childhood.	Caused by over-secretion of somatotropin after adolescence.
Due to abnormal elongation of bones and muscles, person is of abnormally large height.	Abnormal increase of bones of hands and legs, and the lower jaw, person has gorilla like appearance but is not a giant.

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पाठ 9: The Endocrine System - Differentiate

पाठ 9 The Endocrine System
Differentiate | Q 6

Hormones	Target gland
Gonadotrophins (LH, FSH)	______

Draw an outline figure of the human body and show the location of different endocrine glands.

Complete the following:

Give the Technical Term: Name a hormone which controls developments of male secondary sexual characters.

Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow:

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?

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

Write the role of oestrogen in ovulation?

Name the layers of adrenal cortex and mention their secretions.