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प्रश्न
Mention three important differences between the action of hormones and that of nerves in the regulatory mechanism of our body.
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उत्तर
| Action of Hormones | Action of Nerves |
| Hormones transfer information slowly. | Information is transmitted quickly. |
| The effect of hormones can be short-lived or long-lasting | The effect of nervous response is always short-lived. |
| Chemical messengers transport information throughout the body. | The information is transmitted to specialised receptors, such as muscles and glands, via electric signals. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give the special function of the following:
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
Give the special function of the following:
Corpus luteum
Define the following:
Endocrine gland
Name the hormone secreted by the following gland:
Anterior pituitary
Name the different endocrine glands found in the body of man.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Hormones are chemically protein.
Some of the endocrine glands are shown by the guidelines.
(i) Name the glands 1 to 5.
(ii) Name any two endocrine glands which are not shown in the diagram.
(iii) Name one gland which is both exocrine and endocrine.
State the Function
Progesterone
Choose the Odd One Out
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