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प्रश्न
The endocrine gland whose malfunctioning causes diabetes disease is :
(a) pituitary
(b) pineal
(c) parathyroid
(d) pancreas
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उत्तर
(d) pancreas
The pancreas secretes a hormone called insulin. Insulin lowers the blood sugar level. Deficiency of insulin can lead to a disease called diabetes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?
Name one hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
Where are hormones made in the human body?
Name the hormones secreted by testes.
Name one gland which acts only as an exocrine gland.
Why do you need iodine in your diet?
Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
The two examples of effectors are .........and ...........
What substances are made by endocrine glands?
State the functions of Adrenaline hormones.
How do hormones reach the organs they control?
One of the following is an incorrect statement about insulin. This is:
The faulty functioning of an endocrine gland can make a person very short or very tall. This gland is :
(a) thyroid
(b) pineal
(c) adrenal
(d) pituitary
The use of iodised salt is recommended to prevent :
(a) diabetes
(b) gonorrhoea
(c) dysentery
(d) goitre
Which is the target organ of both adrenaline and insulin?
(a) heart
(b) kidney
(c) liver
(d) pancreas
A gland W is located just below the stomach in the human body. The gland W secretes a hormone X. The deficiency of hormone X in the body causes a disease Y in which the blood sugar level of a person rises too much. The person having high blood sugar is called Z.
(a) Name (i) gland W, and (ii) hormone X.
(b) What is the function of hormone X?
(c) Name (i) disease Y, and (ii) person Z.
(d) What advice would you like to give to a person who is suffering from disease Y due to faulty life-style?
A and B are two pairs of glands that are present in the human endocrine system. The pair A is found only in females, whereas B is present only in males. Glands A make and secrete two hormones C and D, whereas glands B make and secrete only one hormone E. In addition to hormones, Glands A make gametes F, whereas glands B make gametes G.
(a) What are the glands A?
(b) What are the hormones C and D?
(c) What are the glands B? Name the hormone E.
(d) What are the gametes F and G?
(e) Which event in the life of males and females is associated with the secretion of the hormones C, D and E?
Which hormone regulates the ionic balance in the body?
How does chemical coordination take place in animals?
Write any three responses which enable the animal body to deal with a scary situation.
We are advised to take iodised salt in our diet by doctors. Justify its importance in our bodies.
