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Question
Select the odd one out of the following:
TSH, ACTH, Insulin
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Solution
Insulin
Explanation:
TSH and ACTH are hormones secreted by the pituitary gland, while insulin is secreted by the Islets of Langerhans located in the pancreas.
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Given below is a table designed to give the names of the glands, the hormones produced, their chief functions, the effects of oversecretion and undersecretion in respect of thyroid, pituitary and pancreas. Fill up the blanks 1–13.
| S.No. | Source Gland cells | Hormone produced | Chief function | Effect of oversecretion | Effect of undersecretion |
| 1 | (1) ______ | Thyroxine | (2) ______ | (3) ______ | (4) ______ |
| 2 | Beta cells of Islets of Langerhans | (5) ______ | Promotes glucose utilisation by the body cells | (6) ______ | (7) ______ |
| 3 | (8) ______ | Growth hormone | (9) ______ | (10) ______ | Dwarfism |
| 4 | (11) ______ | Vasopressin | Increases reabsorption of water from kidney tubule | (12) ______ | (13) ______ |
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Hormone regulating metamorphosis.
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Exophthalmic goiter
Differentiate: Simple Goitre and Exophthalmic Goitre.
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A disease caused in children due fo under secretion of thyroxin is ______.
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