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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
Rewrite the correct form of the statement: Cretinism is caused due to deficiency of Adrenaline.
Give technical terms for the A method of contraception in which the sperm duct is cut and ligated
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) ______ |
Short answer question
Explain how the adrenal medulla and sympathetic nervous system function as a closely integrated system.
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.
Which gland is represented by 'X' in the given diagram?
Name the endocrine gland associated with kidneys?
Mention three functions of Adrenaline.
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 ______.
