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प्रश्न
What is the name of the system of glands which produces hormones?
उत्तर
The system of glands that produces hormones is called the endocrine system or the hormonal system.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Pancreas
Where are hormones made in the human body?
Name one gland which acts only as an exocrine gland.
Name one gland which acts both as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland.
In what ways are puberty and adolescence result of the activity of some glands in the human body?
How do hormones reach the organs they control?
The hormone which is associated with male puberty is called :
(a) oestrogen
(b) adrenaline
(c) testosterone
(d) progesterone
One of the following statements is not true about thyroxine. This is :
(a) Thyroid gland requires iron to synthesise thyroxine
(b) It regulates carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism
(c) Iodine is essential for the synthesis of thyroxine
(d) Thyroid gland can enlarge due to lack of thyroxine
Which of the following are often called glands of emergency?
(a) thyroid
(b) pituitary
(c) adrenal
(d) pancreas
Name the gland and the hormone secreted by it in scary situations in human beings. List any two responses shown by our body when this hormone is secreted into the blood.
