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प्रश्न
What is the name of the system of glands which produces hormones?
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उत्तर
The system of glands that produces hormones is called the endocrine system or the hormonal system.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Pancreas
Name the hormones secreted by testes.
Name the disease caused by the deficiency of thyroxine hormone in the body.
Which halogen element is necessary for the making of thyroxine hormone by the thyroid gland?
What is the name of in-built 'arrangement' in our body which controls the timing and amount of hormones released by various endocrine glands in the body?
What part does the diet play in helping us to have a healthy thyroid gland?
Which one term of the following includes the other three?
adrenalin, insulin, hormone, thyroxine, estrogen
Write the names of all the major endocrine glands present in the human body. Which of these glands also function as exocrine glands?
Match the hormones given in column I with their functions given in column II :
| Hormones | Functions |
| (i) Thyroxine | (a) Causes breasts to develop in females |
| (ii) Adrenaline | (b) Causes the male to start producing sperms |
| (iii) Insulin | (c) Prepares the body for an emergency |
| (iv) Estrogen | (d) Controls the metabolic rate |
| (v) Testosterone | (e) Regulates the amount of sugar in blood |
Which hormone gives girls soft skin?
Write the names of five endocrine glands found in the human body. Name the hormones secreted by each gland.
Name the gland which controls the secretion of hormones from the pituitary.
odine is necessary for the synthesis of which of the following hormone?
(a) adrenaline
(b) auxin
(c) thyroxine
(d) insulin
Which of the following is a mis-matched pair?
The pancreas is made up of two parts A and B. The part A secretes insulin whereas part B secretes pancreatic juice.
(a) Which part is functioning as an endocrine gland? Why?
(b) What is insulin and what effect does it have in the body?
(c) Name the disease which can be treated by giving insulin injection.
(d) What does pancreatic juice contain? Where does pancreatic juice go?
(e) Name the life process in which pancreatic juice is made use of.
A piece of thread was tied tightly around an animal's pancreatic duct. The animal subsequently had difficulty in digesting food but did not get diabetes. Explain.
Assertion: On attaining puberty, breast size increases and reproductive organs develop in females.
Reason: Ovaries release the hormone progesterone in females.
The hormone which increases fertility in males is called:
A doctor advised a person to take an injection of insulin because:
We are advised to take iodised salt in our diet by doctors. Justify its importance in our bodies.
