Name the source and the function of each of the following hormones:

S.No Hormone Source Function

a) Glucagon

b) Thyroxine

c) Adrenaline

d) Insulin

e) Cortisone

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Solution

Sn.o Hormone Source Function

a) Glucagon Pancreas Glycogen is broken down to glucose. Raises sugar in the blood.

b) Thyroxine Thyroid gland Control of the metabolic rate

c) Adrenaline Adrenal gland Prepares the body to face emergency, stress

d) Insulin Pancreas Regulation of sugar in the blood

e) Cortisone Adrenal cortex Regulates carbohydrate metabolism. Its deficiency causes addison’s disease

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Sn.o	Hormone	Source	Function
a)	Glucagon	Pancreas	Glycogen is broken down to glucose. Raises sugar in the blood.
b)	Thyroxine	Thyroid gland	Control of the metabolic rate
c)	Adrenaline	Adrenal gland	Prepares the body to face emergency, stress
d)	Insulin	Pancreas	Regulation of sugar in the blood
e)	Cortisone	Adrenal cortex	Regulates carbohydrate metabolism. Its deficiency causes addison’s disease