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प्रश्न
Choose the odd one out from each series
The conditions – cretinism, myxoedema, goiter, scurvy
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उत्तर
Scurvy
संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a table designed to give the names of the glands, the hormones produced, their chief functions, the effects of oversecretion and undersecretion in respect of thyroid, pituitary and pancreas. Fill up the blanks 1–13.
| S.No. | Source Gland cells | Hormone produced | Chief function | Effect of oversecretion | Effect of undersecretion |
| 1 | (1) ______ | Thyroxine | (2) ______ | (3) ______ | (4) ______ |
| 2 | Beta cells of Islets of Langerhans | (5) ______ | Promotes glucose utilisation by the body cells | (6) ______ | (7) ______ |
| 3 | (8) ______ | Growth hormone | (9) ______ | (10) ______ | Dwarfism |
| 4 | (11) ______ | Vasopressin | Increases reabsorption of water from kidney tubule | (12) ______ | (13) ______ |
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Regulates basal metabolism
What is osteoporosis and what is its cause?
Name the Following: Disorder caused by excess of thyroid hormone.
Fill in the Blanks:
A hormone which influences the ossification of bones is ______.
Fill in the Blanks:
Lack of iodine in diet causes ______.
Short answer question
Which are the 2 types of goitre? What are its causes?
Which hormone is produced by the parafollicular cells?
Identify the largest endocrine gland.
On an educational trip to Uttaranchal, Ketki and her friends observe that many local people were having swollen necks. Please help Ketki and her friends to find out the solutions to the following questions.
How is it caused?
