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प्रश्न
Write the names of five endocrine glands found in the human body. Name the hormones secreted by each gland.
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उत्तर
The five endocrine glands found in the human body are:
- Pituitary gland which secretes growth hormone.
- Thyroid gland which secretes thyroxine hormone.
- Parathyroid gland which secretes parathormone.
- Pancreas which secretes insulin.
- Adrenal glands which secrete adrenaline.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How does our body respond when adrenaline is secreted into the blood?
What is the name of the system of glands which produces hormones?
Name the disease caused by the deficiency of insulin hormone in the body.
Name one gland which acts both as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland.
What substances are made by endocrine glands?
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Thyroid gland
Write the functions of testosterone and oestrogen hormones.
State the functions of Thyroxine hormones.
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 |
Name the gland which controls the secretion of hormones from the pituitary.
The hormone which is associated with male puberty is called :
(a) oestrogen
(b) adrenaline
(c) testosterone
(d) progesterone
Which of the following endocrine gland does not occur as a pair in the human body?
The dramatic changes in body features associated with puberty are mainly because of the secretions of :
(a) estrogen from testes and testosterone from ovary
(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
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
The secretion of which hormone leads to physical changes in the body when you are 10-12 years of age?
Name the gland and the hormone secreted by it in scary situations in human beings. List any two responses shown by our body when this hormone is secreted into the blood.
