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प्रश्न
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Maintenance of basal metabolism.
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उत्तर
The hormone responsible for the maintenance of basal metabolism is thyroxine.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define the following:
Hypothyroidism
Is the following gland an exocrine or an endocrine gland?
Thyroid gland
The thyroid gland is called as nature gland.
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Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which of the following hormone?
Hormone controlling metabolism is ______.
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Match the items given in Column I with the most appropriate ones in Column II and rewrite the correct Matching pairs:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Hyposecretion of Thyroxine in adults | 1. | Diabetes insipidus |
| (b) | Hyposecretion of Insulin | 2. | Myxedema |
| (c) | Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in Childhood | 3. | Dwarfism |
| (d) | Hyposecretion of ADH | 4. | Gigantism |
| (e) | Hypersecretion of Thyroxine | 5. | Diabetes mellitus |
| 6. | Exophthalmic goitre | ||
| 7. | Cretinism | ||
Name the following:
Symptoms of cretinism.
