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Select the answer which correctly matches the endocrine gland/cells with the hormone it secretes and functions associated with it.

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Important Questions on Control and Co-ordination

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Whose excessive secretion causes the body to look like a gorilla?
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Human growth hormone is produced in
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Which of the following is also known as the Master gland 
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Which one of the following hormones though synthesized elsewhere, is stored and release by the master gland?
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The pituitary gland is called master gland, why?
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Which of the following pairs of hormones are not antagonistic (having opposite effects) to each other?
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Which endocrine gland is called master gland
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Which of these is not an important component of initiation of parturition in humans?
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Which of the following statement is not suitable in context with GH (Growth Hormone)?
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Over secretion of which hormones in childhood, make the height of a person more than 7 ft?
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Which one of the following hormones is not involved in sugar metabolism?
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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)
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Glucagon increases the blood glucose concentration by:
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Study the following table and pick up the correct combinations:
S.No Endocrine gland Hormone Deficiency disease
I Hypothalamus Vasopressin Diabetes mellitus
II Zona fasciculata of adrenal cortex Cortisol Addison's diseases
III β- Cells of
Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas		 Glucagon Diabetes insipidus
IV Pituitary gland Somatotropin Dwarfism
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Leydig cells synthesize:
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The posterior pituitary gland is not a 'true' endocrine gland because
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A chemical signal that has both endocrine and neural roles is:
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There are certain mistakes in the given chart. Find out and correct it.

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The diagram given below represents an endocrine gland in the human body. Study the diagram and answer the following questions:

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(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

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Name the hormones secreted by the following endocrine glands and specify one function of each:

(b) pituitary