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प्रश्न
State the Function
Oxytocin
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उत्तर
It increases blood pressure, stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth and causes the ejection of milk from mammary glands.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
| Hormones | Target gland |
| Thyrotrophin (TSH) | ______ |
Give an example of a blood pressure lowering hormone.
_______ maintains basic metabolic rate.
(A) Thyroxine
(B) ADH
(C) GH
(D) Oxytocin
Match the items of column I with those of column II
| Column I | Column II | ||
| 1 | β (beta) cells of islets of Langerhans |
a | condition due to undersecretion of thyroxine in adults |
| 2 | Thyroid | b | Glucocorticoids |
| 3 | Cretinism | c | Exophthalmic goitre |
| 4 | Addison's disease | d | Increases heart beat |
| 5 | Hypothyroidism | e | Thyroxine |
| 6 | Myxoedema | f | Adrenal cortex |
| 7 | Adrenaline Under secretion of thyroxine in a child |
h | Under secretion of thyroxine in a child |
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Ossification of bones.
What are endocrine glands?
Give the Technical Term: Name the glands which secrete the following hormone: Testosterone
The sketch below shows a certain condition in an individual:
(i) Name the condition.
(ii) What is the underlying cause of this condition?
(iii) Name two other conditions that could have resulted due to a similar cause.
(iv) Which hormone is required for iodine synthesis?
(v) Where is the thyroid gland located?
(vi) The hormone secreted by the thyroid gland is controlled from which hormone?
Select the right match of endocrine gland and their hormone among the options given below
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Pineal | i. Epinephrine |
| B. Thyroid | ii. Melatonin |
| C. Ovary | iii. Estrogen |
| D. Adrenal medulla | iv. Tetraiodothyronine |
Distinguish between the following pair:
Enzymes and hormones (mode of transport and target organ)
