Give example(s) of:
(a) Hyperglycemic hormone and hypoglycemic hormone
(b) Hypercalcemic hormone
(c) Gonadotrophic hormones
(d) Progestational hormone
(e) Blood pressure lowering hormone
(f) Androgens and estrogens
Write short notes on the functions of the following hormones:
(a) Parathyroid hormone (PTH) (b) Thyroid hormones
(c) Thymosins (d) Androgens
(e) Estrogens (f) Insulin and Glucagon
Fill in the blanks:
Hormones Target gland
(a) Hypothalamic hormones __________________
(b) Thyrotrophin (TSH) __________________
(c) Corticotrophin (ACTH) __________________
(d) Gonadotrophins (LH, FSH) __________________
(e) Melanotrophin (MSH) __________________
List the hormones secreted by the following:
(a) Hypothalamus (b) Pituitary (c) Thyroid (d) Parathyroid
(e) Adrenal (f) Pancreas (g) Testis (h) Ovary
(i) Thymus (j) Atrium (k) Kidney (l) G-I Tract
Diagrammatically indicate the location of the various endocrine glands in our body.
Define the following:
(a) Exocrine gland
(b) Endocrine gland
(c) Hormone
Distinguish between:
(a) afferent neurons and efferent neurons
(b) impulse conduction in a myelinated nerve fibre and unmyelinated nerve fibre
(c) cranial nerves and spinal nerves
Answer the following:
(a) Which part of the human brain is the most developed?
(b) Which part of our central neural system acts as a master clock?
Differentiate between:
(a) Myelinated and nonmyelinated axons
(b) Dendrites and axons
(c) Thalamus and Hypothalamus
(d) Cerebrum and Cerebellum