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प्रश्न
Name the following:
The hormone that controls the basal metabolic rate
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उत्तर
Thyroxine
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संबंधित प्रश्न
match the conditions in column A with the cause in column B.
| A (Condition) | B (Cause) | ||
| a | Dwarfism and mental retardation | 1 | shortage of glucose in blood |
| b | Diabetes mellitus | 2 | Over secretion of growth hormone |
| c | Excess of glucose in blood | 3 | Insulin shock |
| d | Gigantism | 4 | Over secretion of thyroxine |
| e | Enlargement of breasts in adult males | 5 | Hypothyroidism |
| f | Exophthalmic goitre | 6 | Over secretion of cortical hormones |
People living in the low Himalayan hilly regions often suffer from goiter. What could be the possible reason for it?
Define the following:
Hypothyroidism
How is iodine important to our body?
Where is the thymus gland located and what is its function?
Fill in the Blanks:
In adult deficiency in secretion of thyroid produces a disease called ______.
Long answer question
Describe in brief an account of disorders of the thyroid.
Identify the INCORRECT match.
What are the effects of hypothyroidism (observed during pregnancy) on the development and maturation of a growing baby?
Draw a neat diagram of thyroid gland and label thyroid follicle, follicular cells and blood capillaries.
