i. Placenta : secretes a human chorionic gonadotrophin hormone (hCG). It stimulates the corpus luteum to secrete progesterone.
ii. Enteric epithelium of stomach : It secretes gastrin hormone when bolus comes into stomach. The gastrin hormone stimulates gastric glands to secrete the gastric juice.
Explain the following :
(a) Insulin lowers the blood sugar level.
(b) Hypothalamus and pituitary function as an integrated and coordinated system.
(c)Body growth is greatly accelerated at puberty in the male.
(d) Adrenal medulla and the sympathetic nervous system function as a closely integrated system.
(e) Pituitary gland regulates the reproductive system.