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ICSE Class 10 Human Anatomy & Coordination — practice questions — page 11

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Adrenaline's effect on glycogen and blood glucose isRead the answer and worked solution →Cortisol is secreted by theRead the answer and worked solution →Cortisol and aldosterone mainly regulate, respectively,Read the answer and worked solution →Growth-hormone deficiency in a child is linked withRead the answer and worked solution →Excess growth hormone after adulthood is linked withRead the answer and worked solution →Insufficient ADH release can causeRead the answer and worked solution →Deficiency of which hormone can cause diabetes mellitus?Read the answer and worked solution →Prolonged high blood glucose in diabetes mellitus can lead toRead the answer and worked solution →Insulin helps store glucose by promoting its conversion toRead the answer and worked solution →Glucagon is secreted by which pancreatic cells?Read the answer and worked solution →The pancreas's hormone-producing cell groups areRead the answer and worked solution →Pancreatic acinar cells mainly releaseRead the answer and worked solution →The pancreas is located mainlyRead the answer and worked solution →Which shape best describes the pancreas?Read the answer and worked solution →Thyroxine has a major role in regulatingRead the answer and worked solution →Which element is essential for making thyroxine?Read the answer and worked solution →Dietary iodine deficiency can enlarge the thyroid, causingRead the answer and worked solution →Graves' disease with protruding eyes is associated withRead the answer and worked solution →Severe thyroid deficiency early in development can causeRead the answer and worked solution →The pituitary gland occupies a bony cavityRead the answer and worked solution →Pituitary ACTH primarily stimulates theRead the answer and worked solution →Besides uterine contraction, oxytocin promotesRead the answer and worked solution →Which sequence shows normal thyroid negative feedback?Read the answer and worked solution →A narrow tissue bridge, the isthmus, joins theRead the answer and worked solution →Match each macroscopic component of human urinary system with its anatomical role:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each nephron microscopic structure with its excretory step:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each renal hormone or chemical with its regulatory action:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each renal pathology or clinical therapy with its description:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each cardiac valve with its anatomical position preventing backflow:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each heart pacemaker and conducting tissue with its role:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Adrenaline's effect on glycogen and blood glucose is

  1. Glycogen storage; glucose falls
  2. Glycogen breakdown; glucose rises
  3. Glycogen storage; glucose rises
  4. Glycogen breakdown; glucose falls
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Correct answer: B. Glycogen breakdown; glucose rises

Adrenaline promotes glycogen breakdown, increasing glucose availability in the blood.

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Cortisol is secreted by the

  1. Pancreatic islets
  2. Adrenal medulla
  3. Thyroid follicles
  4. Adrenal cortex
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Correct answer: D. Adrenal cortex

Cortisol is a glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex.

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Cortisol and aldosterone mainly regulate, respectively,

  1. Both carbohydrate metabolism
  2. Both salt-water balance
  3. Metabolism; salt-water balance
  4. Salt-water balance; metabolism
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Correct answer: C. Metabolism; salt-water balance

Cortisol regulates metabolic processes while aldosterone regulates water and electrolyte balance.

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