Choose the Odd One Out Glucocorticoids, Mineralocorticoids, Corticotrophin, Sex Corticoids.

Choose the Odd One Out

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One Word/Term Answer

Corticotrophin

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Hormones are produced by ____________.

Match the items of column I with those of column II

	Column I		Column II
1	β (beta) cells of islets of Langerhans	a	condition due to undersecretion of thyroxine in adults
2	Thyroid	b	Glucocorticoids
3	Cretinism	c	Exophthalmic goitre
4	Addison's disease	d	Increases heart beat
5	Hypothyroidism	e	Thyroxine
6	Myxoedema	f	Adrenal cortex
7	Adrenaline Under secretion of thyroxine in a child	h	Under secretion of thyroxine in a child

How do endocrine glands differ from other glands?

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

Complete the following:

Differentiate: Hormones and Enzyme.

Name the Following: Hormone secreted by corpus luteum.

Give the Technical Term: The structure which controls the master gland.

Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow:

Name the cells of the pancreas that produce (1) glucagon (2) insulin.
State the main function of (1) glucagon and (2) insulin.
Why is the pancreas referred to as an exo-endocrine gland?
Why is insulin not given orally but is injected into the body?
What is the technical term for the cells of the pancreas that produce endocrine hormones?
Where in the body is the pancreas located?

Differentiate hyperglycemia from hypoglycemia.