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प्रश्न
State the exact location of the Thyroid gland.
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उत्तर
Base of the neck (below larynx)
संबंधित प्रश्न
People living in the low Himalayan hilly regions often suffer from goiter. What could be the possible reason for it?
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 responsible for the following function:
Regulates basal metabolism
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.
How does the tongue detect the sensation of taste?
Which diseases is caused by the hypersecretion of mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids?
Which of the following is the cause of Graves' disease?
Identify the largest endocrine gland.
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.
Which probable disease are these people suffering from?
Sketch and Label thyroid gland.
