Let us Learn about the Disorder of Pancreatic Hormone. Introduction to Diabetes Mellitus: Pancreatic hormones, insulin and glucagon maintain homeostatic condition of blood glucose level by antagonistic functions. Failure of insulin secretion may cause a disease diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus means "siphoning of honey" i.e. large volume of urine with high sugar content. This disease was first reported in Egypt [...]
Let us learn about the Disorders of Pituitary Hormones. (A) Due to hyper secretion of STH: (a) Gigantism: This disease is caused by hyper secretion of STH in child. It is characterized by morphological, physiological, psychological and sexological features (Fig. 12.1). (i) Morphological features: 1. Abnormal body height (7 to 8 ft.) 2. Unusual elongation of limbs and hands. 3. [...]
Let us Learn about Disorder of Thyroid Hormone. Due to Hypo function of Thyroid Hormone (A) Cretinism: This disease is caused by the hypo secretion of thyroid hormone in childhood. Hypo secretion of pituitary TSH may cause hypo activity of thyroid gland. Congenital lacks of thyroid gland also help in development of cretinism (Fig. 12.8). The characteristic features are as [...]