NEETZoologyChemical Coordination and Integration
Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1. Underproduction of hormones by the adrenal cortex alters carbohydrate metabolism leading to a disease called Addison's disease 2. The adrenal medulla secretes four hormones called adrenaline, epinephrine, noradrenaline and norepinephrine 3. The hormones secreted by adrenal medulla are called catecholamines 4. The hormones of adrenal cortex are known as e
Options
- Aall are correct
- BOnly 1 and 3 are incorrect
- C1,2,3 are correct
- DOnly 2 and 4 are incorrect
Correct answer
D. Only 2 and 4 are incorrect
Step-by-step solution
Underproduction of hormones by the adrenal cortex alters carbohydrate metabolism leading to a disease called Addison's disease. The adrenal medulla secretes two hormones called adrenaline or epinephrine and noradrenaline or norepinephrine. The hormones secreted by adrenal medulla are called catecholamines. The hormones of adrenal medulla are known as emergency hormones or hormones of fight or flight