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प्रश्न
Our hair stands on their ends during fear.
उत्तर
During fear adrenal medulla secretes adrenaline which prepares the body to face fear by increasing heart beat, blood pressure and energy production. That is why our hair stands on their during fear.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Gigantism and Acromegaly are due to :
A. Hyposecretion of Thyroxine
B. Hyposecretion of Growth hormone
C. Hypersecretion of Thyroxine
D. Hypersecretion of Growth hormone
Choose the odd one out from each series
The hormonal sources – adrenal cortex, adrenal medualla, cortisone, pituitary.
……………………………………………..
Name the hormone produced by the following gland giving one function: Adrenal medulla
Adrenaline is also known as emergency hormone.
Sketch and label the structure of adrenal gland.
Describe any two hormones produced by the ovaries.
Estrogen is secreted by the corpus luteum.
The steroid responsible for balance of water and electrolytes in our body is ______.
Which of the following is not a disorder of adrenal cortex?
Match the terms given in column A with those in column B.
| Column A | Column B | ||
| (a) | Adrenaline | (i) | Hypoglycemia |
| (b) | Adrenal virilism | (ii) | Hyperglycemia |
| (c) | Addison's disease | (iii) | Mental retardation |
| (d) | Acromegaly | (iv) | Eyes are protruded |
| (e) | Cushing's syndrome | (v) | Excessive growth of bones in face |
| (vi) | Emergency hormone | ||
| (vii) | Masculine characters |
