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Question
The diagram given alongside shows an endocrine gland in the human body. Study the diagram and answer the following questions:
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- Identify the gland. Write its specific location in the human body.
- Label the guidelines 1, 2 and 3 shown in the figure.
- Name any two secretions from part 1 and two from part 2.
- The deficiency of which hormone causes Diabetes insipidus? How is this condition different from Diabetes mellitus with respect to the abnormal substances present in the of urine.
Solution
- The pituitary gland is shown above. A small projection hangs from the base of the midbrain, below the hypothalamus.
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- Anterior Pituitary
- Posterior Pituitary,
- Hypophyseal stalk
- Hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland, including TSH. Posterior pituitary hormones include antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin.
- Diabetes insipidus is caused by antidiuretic hormone deficiency. In this disease, the urine does not include glucose. However, in Diabetes mellitus, glucose is present in the urine.
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