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प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following pair:
Enzymes and hormones (mode of transport and target organ)
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उत्तर
Enzymes: Enzymes are secreted by duct glands and transported to the target place via ducts.
Enzymes are primarily related to digestion and are produced by the pancreas.
Hormones: Hormones are released by ductless glands and delivered directly into the bloodstream.
Hormones are secreted by the thyroid, pancreas, adrenal glands, and pituitary.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
| Hormones | Target gland |
| Thyrotrophin (TSH) | ______ |
Draw an outline figure of the human body and show the location of different endocrine glands.
Choose the odd one out from each series
The glands – thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, prostate
…………………………………………
Mention which of the statements are true (T) and which are false (F). Give reason in support of your answer.
There are two kinds of diabetes (mild and severe) related with two different hormones.
Compare the hormonal response with the nervous response with respect to their speed, transmission and the general nature of changes brought about.
Choose the Odd One Out
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 |
Human chronic Gonadotropin:
The structure which connects the hypothalamus with anterior lobe of pituitary gland is the ______.
