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प्रश्न
Is the following gland an exocrine or an endocrine gland?
Adrenal
पर्याय
Exocrine Gland
Endocrine Gland
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उत्तर
Endocrine Gland
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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’.
Match the items given in Column A with the most appropriate ones in Column B and rewrite the correct matching pairs
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1 | Cretinism | a | Hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex |
| 2 | Diabetes insipidus | b | Hyposecretion of Thyroxine |
| 3 | Exophthalmic Goitre | c | Hyposecretion of growth hormone |
| 4 | Adrenal virilism | d | Hyposecretion of Vasopressin |
| 5 | Dwarfism | e | Hyposecretion of the adrenal cortex |
| f | Hypersecretion of Growth hormone | ||
| g | Hypersecretion of thyroxine |
Name and describe hormones secreted by ovaries.
Name the following:
The hormone which stimulates the entire sympathetic nervous system.
If one adrenal gland is removed, the other one gets enlarged to some extent. How do you explain this change?
Name the hormone produced by the following gland, giving one function:
Adrenal medulla
Write about some functions of adrenal glands.
Which of the following statements is TRUE for Cushing's disease?
Which of the following is not a disorder of adrenal cortex?
Distinguish between the following pair:
Addison's disease and cushing's syndrome (cause and sugar level)
