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Name the hormone responsible for secondary sexual characters in male and female.

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Identify the Question**: The question asks for the hormones responsible for secondary sexual characteristics in males and females. 2. **Hormone in Males**: - The hormone responsible for secondary sexual characteristics in males is **Testosterone**. - **Source**: Testosterone is produced by the Leydig cells (also known as interstitial cells) located in the testes. - **Role**: It promotes the development of male secondary sexual characteristics such as: ...
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MODERN PUBLICATION-CHEMICAL COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION-REVISION EXERCISES (Very Short Answer Questions)
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  2. Give the name for a gland which is partly exocrine and partly endocrin...

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  3. Name the hormone responsible for secondary sexual characters in male a...

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  4. Name the source of aldosterone, epinephrine and melatonin hormone.

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  5. Name the diseases associated with hyper secretion of thyroxine.

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  6. Name the hormone that influences secretion of oestrogen.

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  7. Name the source glands of glucagon and parathormone.

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  8. Name the gland that secretes vasopressin.

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  9. What is the source of aldosterone?

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  10. Name the neurohormone which inhibits the secretion of growth hormone f...

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  11. Deficiency of which hromone leads to diabetes insipidus?

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  12. Name two hormones of pancreatic islets.

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  13. Name the hormone which controls BMR

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  14. Which glands are called the glands of emergency?

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  15. Give the function of thyroxine

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  16. Give full form of ACTH and ICSH.

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  17. Name a hormone secreted by parathyroid gland and write its functions.

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  18. Name the disease caused by the deficiency of growth hormone in childre...

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  19. Write the function of secretin

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  20. Which hormone causes release of milk after the birth of young one?

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