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प्रश्न
Give the exact location of the adrenal gland.
State the exact location of the adrenal gland.
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उत्तर
The adrenal glands are located at the anterior end of each kidney. They are specifically situated like a cap on the top of the kidneys.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is the outline of the human body showing the important glands:
- Name the glands marked 1 to 4.
- Name the hormone secreted by part 2. Give one important function of this hormone.
- Name the endocrine part of the numbered 3.
- Why is the part labelled 1 called the master gland? Which part of the forebrain controls the gland labelled 1?
- Name the gland that secretes the ‘emergency hormone’.
If one adrenal gland is removed, the other one gets enlarged to some extent. How do you explain this change?
Complete the following table by filling in the blanks numbered 1 to 7.
| Gland | Hormone secreted | Effect on body |
| (1) ______ | (2) ______ | Regulates basal metabolism |
| Pancreas ("beta" cells) | (3) ______ | Controls blood sugar |
| (4) ______ | (5) ______ | Increases heart beat |
| (6) ______ | Thyroid stimulating hormone | (7) ______ |
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Increase in heartbeat.
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Prepares the body during emergency.
Give the Technical Term: When your mouth dries up and the heart begins to beat faster, which hormone brings about the feeling?
Give the Technical Term: Name the glands which secrete the following hormone: Noradrenalin
Write a note on the four different kinds of cell in Pancreas.
Which pair of adrenal hormones is NOT synthesized by the action of ACTH.
Cortex and medulla are the two regions of ______.
