Question

What is endocrine gland ? Does it has roe in our body ? Describe the functions of various harmones in the human being

( Class 10th - Sample paper)

Answer 1

Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct.

Answer 2

Namstae..!

Endocrine glands are those which don't have specific ducts for them..

-their secretion gets diffused into surrounding blood circulation to reach specific organs to initiate a particular metabolic change

-their secretions are called as hormones.
hormones are non-nutrient chemicals which act as intercellular messengers.

Few important endocrine glands and their functions..
-Thyroid:regulate metabolic rate of the body and thus maintain BMR

-Hypothalamus(Supreme commander) it releases several neurohormones like
Gonadotropin releasing hormone(GnRH),Thyrotropin releasing hormone(TRH) etc

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