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प्रश्न
Mention the significance of the following mineral:
Iodine in our food
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उत्तर
For synthesis of thyroxine by 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) ______ |
Write briefly about
Exophthalmic goitre (symptoms and cause).
How is iodine important to our body?
Goiter is usually observed in people living in hilly regions.
Name the Following: The hormone produced by the thyroid gland.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Rickets is caused due to deficiency of iodine.
The growth and functions of the thyroid gland are controlled by ______.
Identify the INCORRECT match.
Cretinism is caused due to ______ of thyroxin.
Write the main function of the following hormone.
Thyroxine
