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

KERALA PSC / CDPO / BIOLOGY / ENDOCRINE AND EXOCRINE SYSTEM / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY

·      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

·      The organ in the body which accumulates iodine is thyroid gland

·      Insufficient iodine in the diet results in the deficiency of the thyroid hormone, thyroxine.

·      Thyroxine deficiency in body results in a disease called simple goiter

·      Pancreas is an endocrine gland that produces both an enzyme and a hormone

·      The pituitary gland is called ‘the master gland’ in the body because it controls all other endocrine glands present in the human body.

·      Water balance in the body is mainly controlled by the secretion of ADH (Anti Diuretic Hormone) by hypothalamus

·      The normal value of blood sugar is 80 to 120mg 100ml of blood

·      Insulin prepared outside the body is known as Huminsulin

·      Thymus is another endocrine gland situated in front of the trachea. Thymus secretes a juvenile hormone, Thymosin.

·      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.

·      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