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प्रश्न
The thymus is larger and more prominent in children than is adults.
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उत्तर
The thymus gland is supposed to stimulate growth and provide immunity in children. Hence it is larger and more prominent in children than in adults.
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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) ______ |
Define the following:
Hypothyroidism
How is iodine important to our body?
Goiter is usually observed in people living in hilly regions.
Fill in the Blanks:
In adult deficiency in secretion of thyroid produces a disease called ______.
Fill in the Blanks:
______ is a disease caused by hypoparathyroidism.
Which hormone is produced by the parafollicular cells?
Identify the INCORRECT match.
Thyroid is located close to ______.
Cretinism is caused due to ______ of thyroxin.
