Sarita Aggarwal Solutions for Exercise 2: Solved Questions from ICSE Board Examination Papers

State the exact location of the thyroid gland.

State the main function of Leydig cells.

Given is the outline of the human body showing the important glands:

(i) Name the glands marked 1 to 4.
(ii) Name the hormone secreted by part 2. Give one important function of this hormone.
(iii) Name the endocrine part of the part numbered 3. 
(iv) Why is the part labelled 1 called the master gland? Which part of the forebrain controls the gland labelled 1?
(v)Name the gland that secretes the 'emergency hormone'.

Briefly explain the term : Hormone
 

Name the following:
The pituitary hormone which stimulates contraction of uterus during childbirth.

Choose the ODD one out of the following terms given and name the CATEGORY to which the others belong:
ACTH, TSH, ADH, FSH

The diagram given below represents the location and structure of an endocrine gland. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:

(i)Name the endocrine gland shown in the diagram.
(ii) Name the secretion of the gland which regulates basal metabolism.
(iii) Name the mineral element required for the synthesis of the above mentioned hormone.
(iv) Name the disease caused due to under secretion of the above mentioned hormone in children.
(v) Name the disease caused due to hypersecretion of the above mentioned hormone.

Give biological reasons for the following statement:
There is frequent urination in winter than in summer.