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प्रश्न
Name the disease which occurs in adults due to the deficiency of iodine in the diet. What is the main symptom of this disease?
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उत्तर
Iodine deficiency in our diet causes goitre. The main symptom of goitre is swelling of the thyroid gland which is present in the neck.
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Name one gland which acts only as an endocrine gland.
Name one gland which acts both as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland.
What part does the diet play in helping us to have a healthy thyroid gland?
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thyroid, ductless gland, thymus, pituitary, ovary
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Thyroid gland
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Which hormone prepares the body for action?
Which hormone controls the amount of glucose in blood?
Which hormone gives girls soft skin?
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(a) estrogen from testes and testosterone from ovary
(b) estrogen from adrenal gland and testosterone from pituitary gland
(c) testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovary
(d) testosterone from thyroid gland and estrogen from pituitary gland
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(a) thyroid
(b) pituitary
(c) adrenal
(d) pancreas
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