Question 15 Marks
Given below is a table designed to give the names of the glands, the hormones produced, their chief functions, the effects of over secretion and under secretion in respect of thyroid, pituitary and pancreas. Fill up the blanks 1-13
| Sl. No. | Source Gland cells | Hormone produced | Chief function | Effect of over secretion | Effect of under secretion |
| 1 | (1) ………. | thyroxine | (2) ………. | (3) ………. | (4) ………. |
| 2 | Beta cells of Islets of Langerhans | (5) …… | Promotes glucose utilization by the body cells | (6) ………. | (7) ………. |
| 3 | (8) ………. | Growth hormone | (9) ……… | (10) ………. | Dwarfism |
| 4 | (11) …… | Vasopressin | Increases reabsorption of water from kidney tubule | (12) ………. | (13) ………. |
Answer
View full question & answer→| Sl. No. | Source Gland cells | Hormone produced | Chief function | Effect of over secretion | Effect of under secretion |
| 1 | Thyroid | thyroxine | Regulates basal metabolism | Exophthalmic goiter | Simple goiter, cretinism in children and myxoedema in adults |
| 2 | Beta cells of Islets of Langerhans | Insulin | Promotes glucose utilization by the body cells | Hypoglycemia | Diabetes mellitus |
| 3 | Anterior pituitary | Growth hormone | Promotes growth of the whole body | Gigantism | Dwarfism |
| 4 | Posterior pituitary | Vasopressin | Increases reabsorption of water from kidney tubule | More concentrated and less amount of urine | Diabetes insipidus |