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q what is the osseous cavity where the pituitary gland is locatedthe hypophysis or pituitary gland is located in the sella turcica of the sphenoid
q what is the pineal glandthe pineal gland also known as epiphysis or pineal body is situated centrally in the head it secretes the hormone melatonin
q what are the major endocrine glands of the human bodythe major endocrine glands of the human body are the hypophysis or pituitary the pineal gland
q are hormones only proteinssome hormones are proteins like glucagon insulin and adh others are derived from proteins modified amino acids like
q how does the circulatory system participate in the functioning of the endocrine systemthe circulatory system is basic for the functioning of the
q what are target organs of the hormonestarget tissues target organs and target cells are those specific organs cells and tissues upon which each
q what are hormoneshormones are substances collected by the circulation and secreted by the endocrine glands that act to produce effects upon
q why is the endocrine system considered one of the integrative systems of the body what is the other physiological system that also has this
q what is the constitution of the endocrine systemthe endocrine system is constituted by the hormones and the endocrine glands they secreteq what is
q what is the difference between the exocrine gland and the endocrine glandendocrine gland is a gland whose secretions are called as hormones that
q what do you mean by hydraulic modellingmodelling is neither new nor relevant to hydraulic engineering only it is practiced in the field of
q what is the vestibular system how does it operatethe vestibular system is the part of the ear that participates in the regulation and control of
q why is there a sense of pressure change inside the ear when someone goes down a mountainthe pressure inside the middle ear is maintained equal to
q what are the elements that constitute the internal ear what are the functions of those structuresin the internal ear there are the semicircular
q how is the sound vibration captured by the tympanum transmitted through the ossicular chain of the middle earthe acoustic transmission from the
q what is the tympanum in which part of the ear is it located and what is its functionthe tympanum or ear drum is a membrane located in the middle
q what are the elements that form the middle ear what are the names of the three middle ear ossicles that participate in the phonosensitivitythe
q what are the structures that form the external ear what is its functionthe internal ear comprises the auricle or pinna and the auditory canal its
q what are the major parts of the human earthe human ear is divided into three major parts the external ear the internal ear and the middle
q what are the structures that participate in the human auditory sensitivitythe structures of the human auditory sensitivity are the ears middle and
q what are astigmatism and presbyopiapresbyopia is the visual impairment in which there is loss of the cililary muscle strength thus reducing the
q how can the visual deficiencies known as myopia and hypermetropia be optically explainedmyopia is the visual condition in which the images are
q what are the near point and the far point of the visionthe near point is the closest distance between the eye and an object that makes possible the
q what is visual accommodationvisual accommodation is the phenomenon of varying the curvature of the crystalline lens to make possible the difference
q what kind of structure is the crystalline lens what is its functionthe crystalline is a converging spherical lens this natural lens has the