Which of the following statements is correct in relation to the endocrine system?
- Non-nutrient chemicals produced by the body in trace amounts that act as intercellular messenger are known as hormones.
- Releasing and inhibitory hormones are produced by the pituitary gland.
- Adenohypophysis is under direct neural regulation of the hypothalamus.
- Organs in the body like gastrointestinal tract, heart, kidney and liver do not produce any hormones.
Answer
(1) Non-nutrient chemicals produced by the body in trace amounts that act as intercellular messenger are known as hormones.
Solution
(1) Correct: as per NCERT, hormones are non-nutrient chemicals which act as intercellular messengers and are produced in trace amounts.
(2) Incorrect: releasing and inhibiting hormones are produced by the hypothalamus.
(3) Incorrect: the adenohypophysis is regulated by hypothalamic hormones reaching it through the hypophyseal portal system; it is the neurohypophysis that is under direct neural regulation of the hypothalamus.
(4) Incorrect: the gastrointestinal tract, heart (ANF), kidney (erythropoietin) and liver also produce hormones.
Answer: (1)