Sketch and label the structure of adrenal gland.

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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

Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is indicated in the brackets.

Testosterone and Oestrogen (Organ which secretes)

If you stand to make your maiden speech before a large audience, your mouth dries up and heart rate increases. What brings about these changes?

Complete the following table by filling in the blanks numbered 1 to 7.

Gland	Hormone secreted	Effect on body
(1) ______	(2) ______	Regulates basal metabolism
Pancreas ("beta" cells)	(3) ______	Controls blood sugar
(4) ______	(5) ______	Increases heart beat
(6) ______	Thyroid stimulating hormone	(7) ______

Name the hormone responsible for the following function:

Prepares the body during emergency.

Some adult women may develop facial hairs. What may be the cause for it?

Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:

Adrenal cortex produces emergency hormone adrenaline.

Answer the questions after observing the diagram given below.

What acts as the first messenger?
Why can’t hormones like catecholamines enter their target cells through plasma membrane?
Name the mode of hormone action shown in the diagram.

Name the following:

The emergency hormone.