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Adrenaline and noradrenaline are known by which name because of when they are released?
AEmerging hormones
BEmbryonic hormones
CEmollient hormones
DEmergency hormones
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Emergency hormones
1. These two are secreted very rapidly under threat.
2. They prepare the body to confront or escape.
3. They are called emergency hormones or hormones of fight or flight.
4. So the answer is emergency hormones.
_Source: NCERT Class XI Biology, Ch 19 'Chemical Coordination and Integration'_
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