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प्रश्न
Which one term of the following includes the other three?
adrenalin, insulin, hormone, thyroxine, estrogen
उत्तर
Adrenalin, insulin, thyroxine and estrogen are types of hormones.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why are some patients of diabetes treated by giving injections of insulin?
Name one hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
What substances are made by endocrine glands?
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Thyroid gland
Match the hormones given in column I with their functions given in column II :
| Hormones | Functions |
| (i) Thyroxine | (a) Causes breasts to develop in females |
| (ii) Adrenaline | (b) Causes the male to start producing sperms |
| (iii) Insulin | (c) Prepares the body for an emergency |
| (iv) Estrogen | (d) Controls the metabolic rate |
| (v) Testosterone | (e) Regulates the amount of sugar in blood |
Write the names of five endocrine glands found in the human body. Name the hormones secreted by each gland.
A doctor advised a person to take injection of insulin because :
(a) his blood pressure was high
(b) his heart beat was high
(c) his blood sugar was high
(d) his thyroxine level in blood was high
The dramatic changes in body features associated with puberty are mainly because of the secretions of :
(a) estrogen from testes and testosterone from ovary
(b) estrogen from adrenal gland and testosterone from pituitary gland
(c) testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovary
(d) testosterone from thyroid gland and estrogen from pituitary gland
The use of iodised salt is recommended to prevent :
(a) diabetes
(b) gonorrhoea
(c) dysentery
(d) goitre
A piece of thread was tied tightly around an animal's pancreatic duct. The animal subsequently had difficulty in digesting food but did not get diabetes. Explain.
