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प्रश्न
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?
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उत्तर
It is caused due to the deficiency of iodine in the diet that results in hyperthyroidism and enlargement of the thyroid gland.
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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) ______ |
Name the hormone produced by the following gland giving one function: Thyroid
People living in hilly regions usually suffer from simple goitre. Explain.
Give the Technical Term: Name a condition caused due to hypo secretion of thyroxin in adults.
Fill in the Blanks:
A hormone which influences the ossification of bones is ______.
The mammalian thymus is mainly concerned with:
Hormone thyroxine, adrenaline, and nonadrenaline are formed from _____________.
Which two hormones are responsible for the regulation of calcium and phosphorus in the blood?
Exophthalmic goiter is due to the over secretion of thyroxine.
Why are thyroid hormones referred to as personality hormones?
Given diagram is ofT. S. of the Thyroid gland identifies labels 'X' and 'Y'.
Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which of the following hormone?
The mineral element needed for the functioning of the Thyroid gland:
Under secretion of thyroxine in children cause
Oversecretion of thyroxin causes ______ goitre.
The condition showing swelling in face and hands and sluggishness due to hypothyroidism is called ______.
Write the exact location of the following glands:
Thyroid
Name the following:
Symptoms of cretinism.
Give reason.
Simple goitre can be prevented by using iodised salt in food.
