I: | are located only in the cranial and thoracic regions of the human body. |
II: | are ductless glands. |
III: | secrete hormones. |
Statement I: | The classical definition of hormone describes hormone as a chemical produced by exocrine glands, released into the blood and transported to a nearby located target organ. |
Statement II: | Current scientific definition describes hormones as non-nutrient chemicals which act as intercellular messengers and are produced in trace amounts. |
1. | do not have any endocrine system. |
2. | possess very simple endocrine systems with few hormones. |
3. | possess very complex endocrine systems with a large number of hormones. |
4. | produce only steroidal hormones. |
1. | is more in males than in females. |
2. | is more in females than in males. |
3. | is equal in males than in females. |
4. | is variable amongst adult males and adult females. |
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3. | 3 | 4. | 4 |
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3. | 3 | 4. | 4 |
Statement I: | is the apical part of diencephalon, forebrain. |
Statement II: | contains several groups of neurosecretory cells called nuclei which produce hormones. |
Statement I: | A hypothalamic hormone called Gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulates the synthesis and release of gonadotrophins by gonads. |
Statement II: | Somatostatin from the hypothalamus stimulates the release of growth hormone from the pituitary. |