KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / ENDOCRINE AND EXOCRINE
SYSTEM / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE /
KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY
KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / ENDOCRINE AND EXOCRINE
SYSTEM / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE /
KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY
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The
secretions which the endocrine glands produce, do not leave the gland through a
duct but pass directly from the cells to the blood stream
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The
organ in the body which accumulates iodine is thyroid gland
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Insufficient
iodine in the diet results in the deficiency of the thyroid hormone, thyroxine.
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Thyroxine
deficiency in body results in a disease called simple goiter
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Pancreas
is an endocrine gland that produces both an enzyme and a hormone
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The
pituitary gland is called ‘the master gland’ in the body because it controls
all other endocrine glands present in the human body.
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Water
balance in the body is mainly controlled by the secretion of ADH (Anti Diuretic
Hormone) by hypothalamus
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The
normal value of blood sugar is 80 to 120mg 100ml of blood
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Insulin
prepared outside the body is known as Huminsulin
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Thymus
is another endocrine gland situated in front of the trachea. Thymus secretes a
juvenile hormone, Thymosin.
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Thymus
gland becomes fully developed by about 7 years and degenerates and disappears
after 14 years of age because of the activities of the sex glands.
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Pineal
gland is another endocrine gland situated in brain. Pineal gland secretes the
hormone melatonin and serotonin. Pineal gland is also known as ‘Biological
clock’.
KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / ENDOCRINE AND EXOCRINE
SYSTEM / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE /
KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY
