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प्रश्न
List some of the functions of pituitary gland.
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उत्तर
Functions of pituitary gland:
- Regulates growth.
- Influences the thyroid gland, the adrenals and gonads.
- Can produce changes in the skin colour of many amphibians.
- Influence migration and nest buildings in birds.
- Controls and stimulates the secretion of other endocrine glands.
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पाठ 9: The Endocrine System - Short Questions
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give the special function of the following:
Gonadotrophic hormone
The pituitary is called the master gland.
All are peptide hormones, EXCEPT ______.
The secretion of hormones of adrenal medulla is regulated by ____________.
Which of the following endocrine glands is unpaired?
Give one example of a Tropic hormone.
Which of the following conditions is not linked to deficiency of thyroid hormones?
Name the following:
Six hormones secreted from anterior pituitary.
Name the following:
Two hormones secreted from posterior pituitary.
The diagram given alongside shows an endocrine gland in the human body. Study the diagram and answer the following questions:
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- Identify the gland. Write its specific location in the human body.
- Label the guidelines 1, 2 and 3 shown in the figure.
- Name any two secretions from part 1 and two from part 2.
- The deficiency of which hormone causes Diabetes insipidus? How is this condition different from Diabetes mellitus with respect to the abnormal substances present in the of urine.
