(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Give the special function of the following:

Corpus luteum

State whether the following statement is true or false. If false, rewrite changing the word.

Islets of Langerhans are found in the brain.

State whether the following statement is true or false. If false, rewrite changing the word.

The pituitary gland is both exocrine and endocrine in function.

Define the following:

Endocrine gland

Define the following:

Exocrine gland

Define the following:

Hypersecretion

Which gland is responsible for the following disease?

Goitre

Name the hormone secreted by the following gland:

Anterior pituitary

Name the hormone responsible for the following function:

Ossification of bones.

Name the hormone responsible for the following function:

Regulates the functioning of the male and female reproductive organs.

Name the hormone responsible for the following function:

Increased reabsorption of water in the kidneys.

Make a table indicating the glands, hormones produced, their main functions and diseases caused due to their hyposecretions and hypersecretions.

Excess secretion of growth hormone causes ______.

Which one of the following is not an endocrine gland?

An organ, tissue or cell where a hormone produces its effects is known as ______.

Corpus luteum produces ______.

Name the following:
Study of structure and functions of nervous system.

Name the following:
Nerve which carry impulse from sensory receptor to CNS.

Name the following:
The peripheral matter of spinal nerve.

Name the following:
The peripheral matter of the brain.