BIOLOGY LEARNING ROOM DATES: 31.07.

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MM: DPP1 [Endocrine System] CLASS 10

1. Name the two systems of control and coordination in higher animals.
2. What are the two parts of the vertebrate nervous system?
3. If we happen to touch a hot object unknowingly, we immediately pull back our hand. What is this type of
action known as ? F
4. Name the three components of a neuron (or nerve cell).
(a) What are the short fibres of a neuron known as ?
(b) What is the long fibre of a neuron known as ?
6. Name the most important part of the human brain.
7. Which part of the brain maintains posture and balance of the body?
8. State one function each of cerebellum and pons.
9. Name one hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.
10. Where are hormones made in the human body?
11. What is the name of the system of glands which produces hormones ?
12. Which gland secretes the growth hormone?
13. Name the hormones secreted by (a) testes, and (b) ovaries
14. What are the scientific names for the following receptors in animals?
(a) receptors for light (b) receptors for smell
(c) receptors for heat (d) receptors for sound (e) receptors for taste
15. Name the disease caused by the deficiency of insulin hormone in the body.
16. Name the disease caused by the deficiency of thyroxine hormone in the body.
17. Which halogen element is necessary for the making of thyroxine hormone by the thyroid gland?
18. Why are some patients of diabetes treated by giving injections of insulin ?.
19. What is the name of in-built 'arrangement' in our body which controls the timing and amount of
hormones released by various endocrine glands in the body?
20. Name one gland each:
(a) which acts only as an endocrine gland.
(b) which acts only as an exocrine gland. (c) which acts both as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine
gland.
21. What part does the diet play in helping us to have a healthy thyroid gland?
22. If sugar is detected in the urine of a person, name the disease he is suffering from.
23. Name two parts of the body which contain receptors of chemical stimuli.
24. Which part of the eye contains cells which are sensitive to light? 25. What are the two main
communications systems in an animal's body?
26. Which one term in each of the following includes the other three?
(a) thyroid, ductless gland, thymus, pituitary, ovary
(b) adrenalin, insulin, hormone, thyroxine, estrogen
27. Which parts of the body form the central nervous system?
28. Give three examples of reflex actions.
29. Why do you need iodine in your diet?
30. State whether coughing is a voluntary action or reflex action.
31. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
(a) The two examples of effectors are.......................
(b) Our...system allows us to react to our surroundings. Information from receptors passes
along... ..neurons to our brain. Our brain sends impulses along..........neurons to our muscles.
(c) A neuron which carries an impulse to the brain is called a neuron.
(d) The neuron which carries a message for action to a muscle or gland is known as a... ...neuron.
32. . (a) What are the various sense organs in our body?
(b) What is meant by receptors and effectors? Give two examples of each
. 33. (a) What is spinal cord? What is its main function?
(b) Give the functions of medulla.
34. (a) Name the three types of nerves which constitute the peripheral nervous system.
(b) What is the difference between a reflex action and walking?
(c) How do we detect the smell of an incense stick (agarbatti)?
35. (a) What substances are made by endocrine glands?
(b) What is the function of receptors and effectors in our body?
36. (a) Name the hormones secreted by the following endocrine glands:
(i) Thyroid gland (ii) Parathyroid glands (iii) Pancreas (iv) Adrenal glands
(b) Write the functions of testosterone and oestrogen hormones.
37. (a) Write the names of the regions in hindbrain. Give one function of each region.
(b) Name the functions of cerebrum.
38. (a) The human brain can be broadly divided into three regions. Name these three regions.
(b) What is cranium? What is its function?
39. (a) How does chemical coordination take place in human beings?
(b) Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?
40. What is the function of insulin hormone? What type of patients are given insulin injections? 41.
Compare the nervous system and endocrine system (hormonal system) for control and coordination in
humans.
42. State the functions of the following hormones:
(a) Thyroxine (b) Adrenaline (c) Growth hormone
43. Write the names of all the major endocrine glands present in the human body. Which of these glands
also function as exocrine glands? 44. Match the hormones given in column I with their functions given in
column II:
Hormones Functions
(i) Thyroxine (a) Causes breasts to develop in females
(ii) Adrenaline (b) Causes the male to start producing sperms
(iii) Insulin (c) Prepares the body for an emergency
(iv) Estrogen (d) Controls the metabolic rate
(v) Testosterone (e) Regulates the amount of sugar in blood
45. A person walks across a room in barefeet and puts his foot on a drawing pin lying on the floor. He lets
out a cry. Explain what happens in his nervous system in bringing about this response.
46. In what ways are puberty and adolescence result of the activity of some glands in the human body?
47. List three ways in which neurons are similar to other cells.
48. Explain the difference between each of the following pairs of terms:
(a) receptor and effector (b) cerebrum and cerebellum
49. What is the difference between a voluntary and an involuntary action? Which kind of action is
digestion? Explain your choice.
50. What does CNS stand for? Which part of CNS: (a) consists of two cerebral hemispheres, and (b) has
spinal nerves attached to it?
51. Which hormone:
(a) prepares the body for action? (b) controls the amount of glucose in blood?
(c) gives boys a deep voice? (d) gives girls soft skin?