Biology
Name the following:
(a) The hormone produced by adrenal medulla.
(b) The condition caused by the over secretion of insulin.
(c) The hormone secreted by β (beta) cells of the islets of Langerhans.
(d) The interconnection between the two lobes of thyroid gland (technical term).
(e) The hormone whose under secretion causes more urine formation.
(f) The hormone which stimulates the entire sympathetic nervous system.
Related Questions
Assertion. Oversecretion of insulin causes hyperglycemia or diabetes mellitus.
Reason. Oversecretion of insulin can lead to hypoglycemia by casuing excessive uptake of glucose from the blood into the cells, which in turn can lead to increased insulin resistance and ultimately result in hyperglycemia or diabetes mellitus.
- Both A and R are True
- Both A and R are False
- A is True and R is False.
- A is False and R is True.
Assertion. Cretinism is a condition which affects adults causing dwarfism and mental retardation.
Reason. Cretinism is a kind of hypothyroidism. This disease occurs due to the defective development, or early atrophy (degeneration), of the thyroid.
- Both A and R are True
- Both A and R are False
- A is True and R is False.
- A is False and R is True.
What would a child suffer from, if there was hyposecretion from his thyroid?
Choose the odd one out from each series and write the category of the remaining terms:
(a) Simple goitre, Cretinism, Pellagra, Myxoedema
(b) Alpha cells, Beta cells, Gamma cells, Delta cells
(c) Somatotropin, Prolactin, Oxytocin, Luteinizing hormone
(d) Thyroid, Pituitary, Prostate, Parathyroid
(e) Thyroxine, Insulin, Thiamine, Glucagon