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Pancreas secretes the hormone called insulin. The function of insulin hormone is to lower the blood sugar level. Deficiency of insulin hormone in the body causes a disease known as diabetes. Diabetes disease is characterized by large quantities of sugar in the blood. The insulin hormone controls the metabolism of sugar. If, due to some reason, pancreas does not produce and secrete sufficient amount of insulin into blood, then the sugar level in the blood rises. The high sugar level in the blood can cause many harmful effects to the body of a person. The person having high sugar level in blood A (or diabetes) is called a diabetic. Now, answer the following questions:1. The pancreas is Fust below the _____ in the body.(i) Brain(ii) Stomach(iii) Liver(iv) Kidney2. State true or false: The function of insulin hormone is to lower the blood glucose level.(i) TRUE(ii) FALSE3. Insulin is secreted by ______.(i) Liver(ii) Endocrine gland(iii) Pancreas(iv) Kidney4. Diabetes is caused by ______.(i) Large quantities of sugar in the blood(ii) Large quantities of protien in the blood(iii) Large quantities of vit C in the blood(iv) Large quantities of iron in the blood5. State true or false: The persons having severe diabetes cannot be treated.(i) TRUE(ii) FALSE

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1. (ii) Stomach

2. (i) TRUE

3. (iii) Pancreas

4. (i) Large quantities of sugar in the blood

5. (ii) FALSE



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