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प्रश्न
Make a table indicating the glands, hormones produced, their main functions and diseases caused due to their hypo and hypersecretions.
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उत्तर
| Glands | Hormones | Functions | Diseases due to hyposecretion | Diseases due to hypersecretion |
| 1. Pituitary gland |
Anterior Lobe: a. Growth hormone/Somatotrophin b. Adrenocorticotrop hic hormone c. Thyroid stimulating hormone Posterior Lobe : a. Antidiuretic hormone b. oxytocin |
It is essential for the normal growth of an organism. It stimulates the activity of adrenal cortex. It stimulates the activity of thyroid glands as well as their growth. It controls water and salt balance of body fluids. It stimulates contraction of smooth muscles of uterus during child birth. |
a. Dwarfism Addision's disease Cretinism Diabetes insipidus |
a. Gigantism Cushing's disease Goitre |
| 2. Thyroid |
a. Thyroxine b. Calcitonin |
It speeds up basal metabolic rate of the body . It causes the deposition of calcium in the bones. |
Cretinism | Goitre |
| 3. Parathyroid | a. Parathormone | It maintains the calcium level in the blood. | ||
| 4. Thymus | a. Thymus | Helps in the growth of children and provides immunity. | ||
| 5. Pancreas |
a. Insulin b. Glucagon |
It lowers the glucose level in the blood It raises the level of glucose in the blood. |
Diabetes mellitus | Hypoglycemia |
| 6. Adrenal glands |
Adrenal cortex: a. Mineralocorticoids
b. Glucocorticoids
c. Sexcorticoids |
They regulate mineral metabolism in the body They regulate the metabolism of carbohydrates , fats and proteins in the body. They help in the development of secondary sexual characters. |
Addision's disease | Cushing's syndrome |
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Adrenal Medulla :
b. Noradrenaline |
It brings rapid physiological responses to emergencies like danger, fear or other situations requiring vigorous action. It regulates the blood pressure under normal conditions. |
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| 7. Testes | Testes: a. Testosterone |
It stimulates male secondary sexual characters. | ||
| 8. Ovary |
Ovary:
b. Progesterone |
It stimulates female secondary sexual characters. It helps in the contraction of uterus during the birth of a baby, |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give an example of a blood pressure lowering hormone.
Mention which of the statements are true (T) and which are false (F). Give reason in support of your answer.
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Given below is a table consisting of a set of items belonging to a common category. Complete the table by filling in the category and the odd one in the blanks
| Set | Category | Odd one |
| Adrenaline, Penicillin, Insulin, Thyroxin | __________ | __________ |
| Vasopressin, growth hormone, TSH, ACTH, FSH | __________ | __________ |
State the Function
Progesterone
Choose the Odd One Out
Column ‘II’ is a list of items related to ideas in Column ‘I’. Match the term in Column ‘II’ with a suitable idea given in Column ‘I’.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Pituitary | (a) produces male sex characteristics |
| (ii) Ovaries | (b) decreases blood sugar level |
| (iii) Thyroid | (c) increases heart and breathing rate raises blood pressure |
| (iv) Thymus | (d) produces female sex characteristics |
| (v) Adrenals | (e) is known as emergency hormone |
| (vi) Hypothalamus | (f) regulates the level of calcium and phosphorus |
| (vii) Pancreas | (g) increases the rate of metabolism |
| (viii) Testes | (h) maintains the level of calcium |
| (ix) Parathyroid | regulates the amount of water excreted in the urine. |
| (x) Cretinism | (j) simulates skeletal growth |
| (xi) Diabetes mellitus | (k) regulates the activities of other glands |
| (xii) Insulin shock | (l) stimulates the development of male and female sex organs |
| (xiii) Gigantism | (m) Shortage of glucose in the blood. |
| (xiv) Enlargement of breasts in adult males | (n) Over-secretion of growth hormone |
| (xv) Exophthalmic goiter | (o) Excess of glucose in the blood |
| (xvi) Acromegaly | (p) Over-secretion of thyroxin |
| (xvii) Addison’s disease | (q) Dwarfism and mental retardation |
| (xviii)Cretinism | (r) Over-secretion of cortical hormones |
| (xix) Dwarfism | (s) Under-secretion of the adrenal cortex |
| (xx) Adrenalin | (t) Under-secretion of thyroxin in children |
| (xxi) Vasopressin | (u) Over-secretion of growth hormones in adults |
Which statement is not for a hormone?
Leydig cells are meant for:
Which organ acts a temporary endocrine gland in females?
Which of the following statement about sex hormones is correct?
