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प्रश्न
What is adenohypophysis?
उत्तर
- It is an outgrowth from the roof of the buccal cavity. This outgrowth is called Rathke’s pouch. It grows upwards towards the brain.
- It is the larger lobe of the pituitary gland. It is a highly cellular and vascular part of the pituitary gland. It contains various types of epitheloid secretory cells, acidophils, basophils, chromatophores.
- It is further divided into three parts - Pars distalis, pars tuberalis, and pars intermedia. Pars intermedia is poorly developed in human beings.
- It is a small reduced part lying in the cleft between the anterior and posterior lobe.
- It secretes Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone (MSH) in some lower vertebrates. MSH stimulates the dispersion of melanin granules in melanocytes and is responsible for skin pigmentation.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE:
The secretion of ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) is inhibited by
(a) emotion and stress (b) nicotine (c) alcohol (d) morphine
The pituitary is called the master gland.
Name the Following: The master gland of the body, because it controls the activity of other endocrine gland also.
Give the Technical Term: The condition which results in the abnormally long bones, long lower jaw bone due to hyper secretion of pituitary hormone.
Describe any four hormones secreted by Adenohypophysis.
Hormone Cortisol stimulates following processes EXCEPT ____________.
The posterior pituitary gland is NOT a 'true' endocrine gland because ______.
What is the role-played by luteinizing hormones in males and females respectively?
Oxytocin stimulates the contraction of ______.
Name the following:
Two hormones secreted from posterior pituitary.
