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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 1-13Sl. No.Source Gland cellsHormone producedChief functionEffect of over secretionEffect of under secretion1(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) ……….Dwarfism4.(11) ……VasopressinIncreases reabsorption of water from kidney tubule(12) ……….(13) ……….

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Sl. NoSource Gland cellsHormone producedChief functionEffect of over secretionEffect of under secretion
1ThyroidthyroxineRegulates basal metabolismExophthalmic goiterSimple goiter, cretinism in children and myxoedema in adults
2Beta cells of Islets of LangerhansInsulinPromotes glucose utilization by the body cellsHypoglycemiaDiabetes mellitus
3Anterior pituitaryGrowth hormonePromotes growth of the whole bodyGigantismDwarfism
4Posterior pituitaryVasopressinIncreases reabsorption of water from kidney tubuleMore concentrated and less amount of urineDiabetes insipidus



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