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प्रश्न
What are the hormones secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland? Mention the tissues on which they exert their effect.
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उत्तर
The hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary are:
- Vasopressin or Antidiuretic hormone: In kidney tubules, it increases reabsorption of water.
- Oxytocin: They exert their effect on the muscles of the uterus which helps in the contraction of smooth muscles of the uterus at the time of child birth and milk ejection from the mammary gland after childbirth.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
| Hormones | Target gland |
| Hypothalamic hormones | ______ |
MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE:
The secretion of ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) is inhibited by
(a) emotion and stress (b) nicotine (c) alcohol (d) morphine
The diagram given below represents an organ system in the human body. Study the same and answer the questions that follow :
Draw a neat, labelled diagram showing the longitudinal section of part 1.
Name the following:
Posterior lobe of pituitary
Give the special function of the following:
Gonadotrophic hormone
Select the odd one out of the following:
Adenohypophysis, Neurohypophysis, Islets of Langerhans
Label the following diagram :
Name the Following: The master gland of the body, because it controls the activity of other endocrine gland also.
LH is secreted by ______
Match the following.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| i. | Insulin | p. | Addison's disease |
| ii. | Thyroxine | q. | Diabetes mellitus |
| iii. | Mineralocorticoids and Glucocorticoids | r. | Acromegaly |
| iv. | Growth Hormone | s. | Goitre |
