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प्रश्न
Write the exact location of the following glands:
Pituitary
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उत्तर
The pituitary gland is situated in the brain, between the hypothalamus and the pineal gland, directly behind the nose bridge.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following:
Anterior lobe of pituitary.
Name the following:
Posterior lobe of pituitary.
Give the Technical Term: The condition which results in the abnormally long bones, long lower jaw bone due to hyper secretion of pituitary hormone.
Give the names of the hormones released by neurohypophysis.
A boy shows excessive thirst and micturition because of deficiency of a hormone secreted by neurohypophysis. Name the disease he is suffering from.
Identify the exocrine gland.
What is the role-played by luteinizing hormones in males and females respectively?
You have learnt that a characteristic feature of endocrine system is the presence of feed back loops. By this what is meant if hormone A stimulates gland ‘X’ to secrete hormone B, the production of ‘A’ could be modified when the level of B changes in our blood. An example is the relation between hormones LH and estrogen (E2). An old woman exhibits the following features. High levels of LH in blood but low levels of E2 in the blood. Another woman exhibits high level of LH in blood and also high level of E2 in the blood. Where is the defect in both these women? Provide suitable diagram to support this answer.
Name the gland that causes following disorder:
Acromegaly
What causes the following?
Diabetes insipidus
Which of the following hormones released from the pituitary is actually synthesised in the hypothalamus?
