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प्रश्न
How is iodine important to our body?
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उत्तर
Iodine is the active ingredient in the production of thyroxin hormone. If there is insufficient quantity of iodine in food, the thyroxin hormone is not produced. As a result, thyroid gland increases in size which is Visible as a swelling in the neck. This condition is known as goitre.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Select the odd one out of the following:
TSH, ACTH, Insulin
Name the hormone produced by the following gland, giving one function:
Thyroid
Short answer question
Which are the 2 types of goitre? What are its causes?
Which hormone requires iodine for its formation?
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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.
Addison's disease
Mention the name of disease based on the clue/symptom given below:
Dwarfism and mental retardation in children.
Name the following:
Symptoms of cretinism.
