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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
Name one gland which acts only as an endocrine gland.
Name one gland which acts both as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland.
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?
thyroid, ductless gland, thymus, pituitary, ovary
What substances are made by endocrine glands?
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Parathyroid glands
Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?
State the functions of Growth hormone.
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 |
In what ways are puberty and adolescence result of the activity of some glands in the human body?
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
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
Which of the following are often called glands of emergency?
(a) thyroid
(b) pituitary
(c) adrenal
(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.
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.
A diabetic patient suffers from the deficiency of which hormone?
