Embibe Experts Solutions for Chapter: The Endocrine System, Exercise 1: Exercise
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Identify the ODD term in each set and name the CATEGORY to which the remaining three belong:
Complete the table:
| Name of the hormone | Endocrine Gland | Function |
| (i) | (ii) | Deposits extra glucose of blood as glycogen |
| Growth hormone | (iii) | (iv) |
| (v) | Thyroid | (vi) |
| (vii) | (viii) | Prepare the body for any emergency |
| Oxytocin | (ix) | (x) |
Make a list of hormones secreted by adrenal medulla.
The diagram given below represents an endocrine gland in the human body. Study the diagram and answer the following questions:
(i) Identify the endocrine gland. Where is it located?
(ii) Why is the above gland referred to as the ‘Master gland’?
(iii) Name the hormone which in deficiency causes Diabetes Insipidus. How does this disorder differ from Diabetes Mellitus?
(iv) Explain the term ‘Hormone’. What is the role of Tropic hormones in the human body?
(v) Which lobe of the above gland secretes:
1.Oxytocin
2.ACTH
3.Growth hormone
Expand the following biological abbreviation:
TSH
Write the functions of adrenal medullary hormones.
Explain the process of positive feedback with example.
Write a note on Addison's disease and Cushing's syndrome?
