Write the name and the source of hormones regulating the following :
(a) Uterine changes in pregnancy.
(b) Urinary elimination of water.
(c) Metamorphosis of tadpoles.
(d) Plasma Ca+2 level.
(e) Na+ and K+ metabolism.
(f) Blood sugar level.
(g) Uterine contractions at the time of child's birth.
Activities |
Name of hormone |
Source |
(a) Uterine change in pregnancy. |
Progesterone. |
Corpus luteum. |
(b) Urinary elimination of water. |
Antidiuretic hormone |
Posterior lobe of pituitary gland. |
(c) Metamorphosis of tadpoles |
Thyroxine. |
Thyroid gland. |
(d) Plasma Ca+2level. |
Parathormone (PTH) |
Parathyroid gland. Zone glomerulosa of adrenal cortex. |
(e) Na+ and K+metabolism. |
Mineralocorticoids. |
Adrenal gland. |
(f) Blood sugar level. |
Insulin and glucagon. |
Alfa and beta cells of islests of Langerhans (Pancreas). |
(g) Uterine contractions at the time of child's birth. |
Oxytocin |
Posterior lobe of pituitary gland |