19.Chemical Coordination and Integration
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If $‘X’$ is a hormone which controls the carbohydrate metabolism in the body and $‘Y’$ is a hormone which controls  the secretion of $‘X’$, then $'X’$ and $‘Y’$ are

A

Insulin and somatotrophin

B

Aldosterone and growth hormone

C

Glucocorticoid and $ACTH$ respectively

D

Glucocorticoid and $GHRH$

Solution

Carbohydrate metabolism is regulated by glucocorticoid released by adrenal cortex of adrenal gland and secretion of glucocorticoid is stimulated by $ACTH$.
Somatotrophin regulates the release of $GH$.
Aldosterone regulates the water and electrolyte balance in the body.
$GHRH$ secreted by hypothalamus stimulates the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

Standard 11
Biology

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