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प्रश्न
How is iodine important to our body?
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उत्तर
Iodine is the active ingredient in the production of thyroxin hormone. If there is insufficient quantity of iodine in food, the thyroxin hormone is not produced. As a result, thyroid gland increases in size which is Visible as a swelling in the neck. This condition is known as goitre.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Calcium is the main element of thyroxin.
State the Location
Thyroid
Short answer question
Which are the 2 types of goitre? What are its causes?
What will happen if the intake of iodine in our diet is low?
Which hormone is produced by the parafollicular cells?
Which of the following is the cause of Graves' disease?
Name thyroid hormones.
A child has low BMR, delayed puberty and mental retardation. Identify the disease.
What is the difference between Gull's and Grave's disease?
Oversecretion of thyroxin causes ______ goitre.
