Question

Name the hormone involved and the gland which produces it for the following activities/functions.
(a) Decreases blood sugar levels

(b) Controls the basal metabolic rate

(c) Controls secretion of gastric juice

(d) Increases rate of heartbeat

(e) Controls retention of sodium ions in kidney

(f) Alters permeability of distal convoluted tubule

(g) Controls male secondary characteristics

(h) Involved in ovulation and maintenance of the corpus luteum

(i) Controls uterine growth and development

(j) Controls growth of the ovarian follicle.

Answer 1

Function	Hormone	Source gland
(a) Decreases blood sugar levels	Insulin	Pancreas
(b) Controls the basal metabolic rate	Thyroxine	Thyroid gland
(c) Controls secretion of gastric juice	Gastrin	Stomach and intestine
(d) Increases rate of heart beat	Epinephrine and norepinephrine	Adrenal medulla
(e) Controls retention of sodium ions in kidney	Aldosterone	Adrenal cortex
(f) Alters permeability of distal convoluted tubule	Vasopressin	Posterior pituitary
(g) Controls male secondary characteristics	Testosterone	Testis
(h) Involved in ovulation and maintenance of the corpus luteum	Luteinizing Hormone (LH)	Anterior pituitary
(i) Controls uterine growth and development	Progesterone	Corpus luteum
(j) Controls growth of the ovarian follicle	FSH (Follicle stimulating hormone)	Anterior pituitary