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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.
विकल्प
True
False
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उत्तर
False
Iodine is the main element of thyroxin.
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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) ______ |
Expand the following biological abbreviation:
TSH
How is iodine important to our body?
Decreased secretion of thyroid hormones in children leads to ______.
All of the statements correctly describe mode of hormone action, EXCEPT ______.
Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which of the following hormone?
Name the endocrine gland that produces calcitonin and mention the role played by this hormone.
What are the effects of hypothyroidism (observed during pregnancy) on the development and maturation of a growing baby?
Name the gland that causes following disorder:
Grave's disease
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 | ||
