Give the Technical Term: When your mouth dries up and the heart begins to beat faster, which hormone brings about the feeling?

One Word/Term Answer

Adrenaline

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Chapter 9 The Endocrine System
Give Technical Terms | Q 3

Given below is the outline of the human body showing the important glands:

Name the glands marked 1 to 4.
Name the hormone secreted by part 2. Give one important function of this hormone.
Name the endocrine part of the numbered 3.
Why is the part labelled 1 called the master gland? Which part of the forebrain controls the gland labelled 1?
Name the gland that secretes the ‘emergency hormone’.

Give the exact location of the adrenal gland.

If you stand to make your maiden speech before a large audience, your mouth dries up and heart rate increases. What brings about these changes?

Name the hormone responsible for the following function:

Increased blood supply to muscles.

Write about some functions of adrenal glands.

Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:

Adrenal cortex produces emergency hormone adrenaline.

Which of the following statement is correct about the endocrine glands in human?

In the given figure, what is indicated as 'X'?

The hormone concerned with facing dangers is ______.