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Given below 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’. |
Answer» (i) 1. Pituitary gland. 2. Thyroid gland 3. Pancreas 4. Adrenal gland (ii) Thyroxine. It regulates basal metabolism of the body. (iii) Islets of Langerhans. (iv) Because it controls the secretions of all the other endocrine gland. Hypothalamus controls it. (v) Adrenal medulla (part of Adrenal gland.) |
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