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प्रश्न
What substances are made by endocrine glands?
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उत्तर
The endocrine glands secrete chemical substances called hormones.
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Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Parathyroid glands
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One of the following is an incorrect statement about insulin. This is:
Which of the following hormone prepares our body for action in emergency situations?
(a) testosterone
(b) growth hormone
(c) adrenaline
(d) insulin
A doctor advised a person to take injection of insulin because :
(a) his blood pressure was high
(b) his heart beat was high
(c) his blood sugar was high
(d) his thyroxine level in blood was high
Dwarfism results due to:
The dramatic changes in body features associated with puberty are mainly because of the secretions of :
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(b) estrogen from adrenal gland and testosterone from pituitary gland
(c) testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovary
(d) testosterone from thyroid gland and estrogen from pituitary gland
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(a) thyroid
(b) pineal
(c) adrenal
(d) pituitary
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(a) pituitary
(b) pineal
(c) parathyroid
(d) pancreas
The gland X which is located just below the brain in the human head secretes a chemical substance Y which controls the development of ones and muscles in the body of a person. Secretion of too little of substance Y as well as the secretion of too much of substance Y by the gland X leads to abnormal development of the body of a person.
(a) Name the gland X.
(b) What is the chemical substance Y?
(c) What happens if too little of substance Y is secreted?
(d) What happens if too much of substance Y is secreted?
(e) Name the system of glands in the human body of which gland X is a part.
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(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?
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