State whether true or false:

a. Gastrointestinal tract, kidney and heart also produce hormones.


b. Pars distalis produces six trophic hormones.


c. B-lymphocytes provide cell-mediated immunity.


d. Insulin resistance results in a disease called diabetes mellitus.


a. True

Reason:


• Gastrointestinal tract- gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin(CCK) and gastric inhibitory peptide.


• Kidney- rennin, erythropoietin


• Heart- atrialnatriuretic factor.


b. True.


Reason:


1. Growth hormone


2. Prolactin


3. Thyroid stimulating hormone


4. Follicle stimulating hormone


5. Leuteinizing hormone


6. Adrenocorticotropic hormone


c. False


Reason:


T. lymphocytes provide cell mediated immunity and B- lymphocytes provide humoral immunity which is a type of adaptive immune system.


d. True


Reason:


Insulin is the hormone which is secreted by pancreas gland which control the amount of glucose in blood but in case of insulin resistance our body cells don’t respond normally to insulin and glucose can’t enter the cells and it build up in blood and leads to diabetes mellitus.


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