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प्रश्न
Mention if the following statement is true (T) or false (F). If false, rewrite the correct word (not words) striking out the single wrong one.
Oversecretion of growth hormone in adult causes gigantism.
पर्याय
True
False
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उत्तर
This statement is False.
Corrected statement: Oversecretion of growth hormone in adults causes acromegaly.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
| Hormones | Target gland |
| Hypothalamic hormones | ______ |
Give the special function of the following:
Gonadotrophic hormone
Match the terms of column I with those of column II:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Adenohypophysis | (i) | Thyroxine |
| (b) | Neurohypophysis | (ii) | TSH |
| (c) | Thyroid | (iii) | Oxytocin |
| (d) | Adrenaline | (iv) | Insulin |
| (e) | Islets of Langerhans | (v) | Epinephrine |
| (f) | Hypothalamus | (vi) | Growth hormone |
| (g) | Pituitary gland | (vii) | Pituitary gland |
Which hormones are secreted by anterior pituitary gland?
Identify the parts of adenohypophysis.
Which of the following endocrine glands is unpaired?
State the names of hormones and glands secreting them:
Growth of thyroid gland.
Oxytocin stimulates the contraction of ______.
Identify the gland with the help of following clue:
The gland is located in mid-brain below the hypothalamus.
Which of the following hormones released from the pituitary is actually synthesised in the hypothalamus?
