Pallavi, a 30-year-old woman showed certain male characteristics such as growth of moustache, beard and hair on her chest. The endocrinologist diagnosed it as a hormonal disorder.
(a) Mention the biological term for the disorder.
(b) Which hormone is responsible for this disorder? Name the gland which secretes this hormone.
(c) Explain the term hormone.
(d) Expand the following abbreviations:
- (a)TSH
- (b)ACTH
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(a) Adrenal virilism.
(b) Cortical hormones, that is the sex corticoids or androgens, are responsible for this disorder. They are secreted by the adrenal gland.
(c) Hormones are chemical messengers secreted in very small amounts by the ductless or endocrine glands directly into the blood. They are carried by the blood to the target organs, where they regulate physiological processes.
(d) 1. TSH — Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
2. ACTH — Adreno Cortico Tropic Hormone