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प्रश्न
On an educational trip to Uttaranchal, Ketki and her friends observe that many local people were having swollen necks. Please help Ketki and her friends to find out the solutions to the following questions.
How is it caused?
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उत्तर
It is caused due to the deficiency of iodine in the diet that results in hyperthyroidism and enlargement of the thyroid gland.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following:
Hormone regulating metamorphosis
Name the hormone produced by the following gland giving one function: Thyroid
Where is the thymus gland located and what is its function?
The thyroid gland is called as nature gland.
Give a labeled diagram of thymus gland.
Name the Following: Iodine is necessary for the secretion of which hormone.
Give the Technical Term: Name the hormones which lead to the following condition: Myxedema
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A hormone which influences the ossification of bones is ______.
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In adult deficiency in secretion of thyroid produces a disease called ______.
How does the tongue detect the sensation of taste?
Short answer question
Which are the 2 types of goitre? What are its causes?
Decreased secretion of thyroid hormones in children leads to ______.
Which of the following is the cause of Graves' disease?
Given diagram is ofT. S. of the Thyroid gland identifies labels 'X' and 'Y'.
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?
Describe role of hormones secreted by thyroid gland.
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 | ||
Name the following;
Diseases caused due to hypothyroidism.
