Name the hormone responsible for the following functions:
(i) Increase in heartbeat
(ii) Maintains glucose level in the blood
(iii) Converting glycogen to glucose
(iv) Regulates basal metabolism
(v) Ossification of bones
(vi) Prepares the body during emergency
(vii) Responsible for normal growth of the whole body
(viii) Regulates the functioning of the male and female reproductive organs
(ix) Increased reabsorption of water in the kidneys
(x) Increased blood supply to muscles.

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Solution

(i) Adrenaline

(ii) Insulin

(iii) Glucagon

(iv) Thyroxine

(v) Calcitonin

(vi) Adrenaline

(vii) Growth hormone

(viii) Sex hormones

(ix) Mineralocorticoids

(x) Adrenaline

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(iii) Increasing blood glucose level.
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(i) Increase in blood glucose
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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

	Column -I		Column -II
i.	Thyroxine	p.	Prepares the body for an emergency
ii.	Adreneline	q.	Control the levels of calcium and phosphate in blood
iii.	Insulin	r.	Control metabolic
iv.	Parathormone	s.	Regulates the amount of sugar in blood

Match the following hormones in Column I with their functions in Column II.

The hormone which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood by converting excess of glucose into glycogen is _____. The hormone which regulates glucose in the blood by converting glycogen back to glucose whenever required is ____.

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(i) Adrenaline(ii) Insulin(iii) Glucagon(iv) Thyroxine(v) Calcitonin(vi) Adrenaline(vii) Growth hormone(viii) Sex hormones(ix) Mineralocorticoids(x) Adrenaline

(i) Adrenaline

(ii) Insulin

(iii) Glucagon

(iv) Thyroxine

(v) Calcitonin

(vi) Adrenaline

(vii) Growth hormone

(viii) Sex hormones

(ix) Mineralocorticoids

(x) Adrenaline