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प्रश्न
If you stand to make your maiden speech before a large audience, your mouth dries up and heart rate increases. What brings about these changes?
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उत्तर
Adrenalin secreted by the adrenal medulla brings about these feelings.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Gigantism and Acromegaly are due to :
A. Hyposecretion of Thyroxine
B. Hyposecretion of Growth hormone
C. Hypersecretion of Thyroxine
D. Hypersecretion of Growth hormone
Identify the odd one in each set : Oxytocin, Insulin, Prolactin, Progesterone
Cretinism and Myxoedema are due to
A. Hypersecretion of thyroxin
B. Hypersecretion of growth hormone
C. Hyposecretion of thyroxin
D. Hyposecretion of growth hormone
Explain Hormones.
Choose the odd one out from each series
The hormonal sources – adrenal cortex, adrenal medualla, cortisone, pituitary.
……………………………………………..
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Prepares the body during emergency.
Write about some functions of adrenal glands.
Answer the questions after observing the diagram given below.

- What acts as the first messenger?
- Why can’t hormones like catecholamines enter their target cells through plasma membrane?
- Name the mode of hormone action shown in the diagram.
Cortisol is secreted by the adrenal cortex in response to stress
In addition to its function in a stress response, it functions in negative feedback by ______.
Hypersecretion of glucocorticoid leads to ______.
