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प्रश्न
Senthil has high blood pressure, protruded eyeball, and an increased body temperature. Name the endocrine gland involved and the hormone secretion responsible for this condition.
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उत्तर
The endocrine gland is the Thyroid gland, and the hormones secreted are Triiodothyronine (T3) and Tetraiodothyronine or Thyroxine (T4). The excess secretion of the Thyroid hormone leads to Grave’s disease. The symptoms are protrusion of eyeballs (exophthalmia), increased metabolic rate, high body temperature, profuse sweating, loss of body weight, and nervousness.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Expand the following biological abbreviation:
TSH
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Regulates basal metabolism
Goiter is usually observed in people living in hilly regions.
Draw and label the structure of thyroid gland.
Give the Technical Term: Name the hormones which lead to the following condition: Myxedema
Fill in the Blanks:
The activities of the thyroid gland are controlled by ______ secreted by the ______.
Fill in the Blanks:
A disease caused in children due fo under secretion of thyroxin is ______.
Hormone thyroxine, adrenaline, and nonadrenaline are formed from _____________.
Islets of Langerhans are located in the ______.
Give reason.
Simple goitre can be prevented by using iodised salt in food.
