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Endocrine Glands - The Producers of Chemical Messengers

Question
ICSEENIBI10002926

Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is mentioned within brackets:

Vasopressin and insulin (deficiency disorder)

Solution

Vasopressin Insulin 
Deficiency causes -  Diabetes insipidus  Deficiency causes - Diabetes mellitus

Question
ICSEENIBI10002968

(c) Given below are six sets with four terms each. In each set, a term is an odd one and cannot be grouped in the same category to which the other three belong. Identify the odd one in each set and name the category to which the remaining three belong. The first one has been done as an example:

Example: Fructose, Sucrose, Glucose, Calcium
Odd term: Calcium
Category: Carbohydrates

(iii) Cretinism, myxoedema, simple goitre, acromegaly

Solution

Odd term: Acromegaly 
Category: Disease related to the thyroid gland

Question
ICSEENIBI10002975

Choose the correct answer from the four options given below:

A gland which secretes both hormone and enzyme is the

  • Pituitary

  • Pancreas

  • Thyroid

  • Adrenal

Solution

B.

Pancreas

Question
ICSEENIBI10003013

Name the following:

The form in which glucose in stored in liver.

Solution

Glycogen