Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Exophthalmic goitre is caused due to the overactivity of ______.
पर्याय
thymus
thyroid
parathyroid
adrenal cortex
Advertisements
उत्तर
Exophthalmic goitre is caused due to the overactivity of thyroid.
Explanation:
Exophthalmic goitre is caused by excessive thyroxine release from an overactive thyroid gland.
संबंधित प्रश्न
In the table given below, fill in the blanks by naming endocrine glands, the hormones they secrete, and the function they perform, in a normal person.
| S.No. | Name of the gland | produced | Function |
| 1. | Thyroid | ||
| 2. | Insulin | ||
| 3. | Preparing the body for action | ||
| 4. | (i) Growth hormone (ii) Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
The diagram give below represents an endocrine gland in the human body. Study the diagram and answer the following questions: 
Explain the term ‘Hormone’. What is the role of Tropic hormones in the human body?
Choose the correct answer:
Excess secretion of growth hormone causes ____________
Choose the correct answer:
Which one of the following is not an endrocine gland?
The release of progesterone in the urine is an indication of pregnancy. Explain.
Differentiate: Acromegaly and Myxedema.
Name the Following: Hormone controls absorption of water from kidney tubules.
Fill in the Blanks:
______ is called father of endocrinology.
Some of the endocrine glands are shown by the guidelines.

(i) Name the glands 1 to 5.
(ii) Name any two endocrine glands which are not shown in the diagram.
(iii) Name one gland which is both exocrine and endocrine.
Choose the Odd One Out.
