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प्रश्न
A squirrel is in a scary situation. Its body has to prepare for either fighting or running away. State the immediate changes that take place in its body so that the squirrel is able to either fight or run?
उत्तर
Adrenaline hormones will be secreted in the body as the squirrel is in a scary situation. This will result in following immediate changes:
- Speeding up of heartbeat
- The rise in blood pressure
- Release of more glucose in the blood
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 the disease caused by the deficiency of insulin hormone in the body.
How does chemical coordination take place in human beings?
What is the function of insulin hormone? What type of patients are given insulin injections?
One of the following acts as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland. This one is :
(a) salivary gland
(b) pancreas
(c) pituitary
(d) parathyroid
The underactive endocrine gland which causes goitre is :
(a) pancreas
(b) thyroid
(c) adrenal
(d) pituitary
The gland X which is located just below the brain in the human head secretes a chemical substance Y which controls the development of ones and muscles in the body of a person. Secretion of too little of substance Y as well as the secretion of too much of substance Y by the gland X leads to abnormal development of the body of a person.
(a) Name the gland X.
(b) What is the chemical substance Y?
(c) What happens if too little of substance Y is secreted?
(d) What happens if too much of substance Y is secreted?
(e) Name the system of glands in the human body of which gland X is a part.
There are two similar glands P which are located on top of two similar organs Q in the human body. P are often called the emergency glands and they secrete a hormone R into the blood stream. R is secreted in large amounts when a person is frightened. It brings about temporary changes in the body which allow a lot of substance S from the liver to go into the blood to provide a lot of energy in a very short time. This helps a person to fight back or run away from the frightening situation.
What are P, Q, R and S?
A diabetic patient suffers from the deficiency of which hormone?
