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प्रश्न
Some adult women may develop facial hairs. What may be the cause for it?
उत्तर
If there is an overgrowth of the adrenal cortex in an adult woman, she develops facial hairs. This condition is known as adrenal virilism.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give technical terms for Group of hormones which influence other endocrine glands to produce hormones
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Prepares the body during emergency
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Increased blood supply to muscles.
Choose the correct answer:
Adrenaline is secreted by ___________
Our hair stands on their ends during fear.
Answer the questions after observing the diagram given below.
- What acts as the first messenger?
- Why can’t hormones like catecholamines enter their target cells through plasma membrane?
- Name the mode of hormone action shown in the diagram.
Choose the correct option among the following options
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Epinephrine | i. Stimulates muscle growth |
| B. Testosterone | ii. Decrease in blood pressure |
| C. Glucagon | iii. Breakdown of liver glycogen content |
| D. Atrial natriuretic factor | iv. Increases heart beat |
Correct the following statement by replacing the term underlined.
Tetraiodothyronine is an emergency hormone.
Cortex and medulla are the two regions of ______.
The hormone which causes stimulation of sympathetic nervous system is ______.
