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प्रश्न
Why are some patients of diabetes treated by giving injections of insulin?
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उत्तर १
Diabetes is caused due to less or no secretion of hormone insulin by pancreas. In such a person, blood sugar level is high. Insulin converts extra sugar present in blood into glycogen. Thus, patients suffering from diabetes are given insulin injection to control their blood sugar level.
उत्तर २
Diabetes is caused by high sugar level in blood. Diabetic patients are treated by giving injections of insulin as it lowers the blood sugar level by controlling the metabolism of sugar.
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Name the disease caused by the deficiency of thyroxine hormone in the body.
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Name one gland which acts only as an endocrine gland.
What part does the diet play in helping us to have a healthy thyroid gland?
Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?
State the functions of Growth hormone.
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(a) Thyroid gland requires iron to synthesise thyroxine
(b) It regulates carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism
(c) Iodine is essential for the synthesis of thyroxine
(d) Thyroid gland can enlarge due to lack of thyroxine
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(a) thyroid
(b) pineal
(c) adrenal
(d) pituitary
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(a) pituitary
(b) pineal
(c) parathyroid
(d) pancreas
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(a) diabetes
(b) gonorrhoea
(c) dysentery
(d) goitre
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(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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