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प्रश्न
Fill in the Blanks:
Lack of iodine in diet causes ______.
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उत्तर
Lack of iodine in diet causes Goitre.
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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) ______ |
Define the following:
Exophthalmic goiter
State the Location
Thyroid
Identify the largest endocrine gland.
Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which of the following hormone?
Name the gland that causes following disorder.
Addison's disease
Which hormone deficiency is responsible for the following?
Goitre
Mention the name of disease based on the clue/symptom given below:
Eyes are protruded.
Write the main function of the following hormone.
Thyroxine
Identify the gland with the help of following clue:
A bilobed (butterfly-shaped) gland.
