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प्रश्न
The use of iodised salt is recommended to prevent :
(a) diabetes
(b) gonorrhoea
(c) dysentery
(d) goitre
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उत्तर
(d) goitre
It is advised to use iodised salt to prevent goitre. It is because the thyroid gland requires iodine to synthesise thyroxine hormone. Deficiency of iodine in the body can lead to the under-secretion of thyroxine hormone which, in turn, can lead to goitre.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Pancreas
Name one hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
Which gland secretes the growth hormone?
Name the hormones secreted by testes.
What is the name of in-built 'arrangement' in our body which controls the timing and amount of hormones released by various endocrine glands in the body?
What part does the diet play in helping us to have a healthy thyroid gland?
Which one term of the following includes the other three?
adrenalin, insulin, hormone, thyroxine, estrogen
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Parathyroid glands
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Pancreas
Write the names of all the major endocrine glands present in the human body. Which of these glands also function as exocrine glands?
Name the disease which occurs in adults due to the deficiency of iodine in the diet. What is the main symptom of this disease?
Which of the following hormone prepares our body for action in emergency situations?
(a) testosterone
(b) growth hormone
(c) adrenaline
(d) insulin
Which of the following endocrine gland does not occur as a pair in the human body?
A doctor advised a person to take injection of insulin because :
(a) his blood pressure was high
(b) his heart beat was high
(c) his blood sugar was high
(d) his thyroxine level in blood was high
The endocrine gland whose malfunctioning causes diabetes disease is :
(a) pituitary
(b) pineal
(c) parathyroid
(d) pancreas
Which of the following are often called glands of emergency?
(a) thyroid
(b) pituitary
(c) adrenal
(d) pancreas
A and B are the two systems of control and coordination in the human body. The messages in system A are transmitted in the form of chemical substances C which travel comparatively slowly through the blood stream. The substances C are made in tissues D present in the head and trunk of human body. The messages in system b are transmitted very quickly in the form of electrical impulses through fibres E. The effect of messages transmitted by system b usually lasts for a much shorter time as compared to those transmitted by system A.
(a) Name the system A. What does system A consist of?
(b) Name the chemical substance C.
(c) What is tissue D? Name any five such tissues in the human body.
(d) Name the system B. What does system B consist of?
(e) Name the fibres E.
(f) State whether system A controls the working of system B or system B controls the working of system A.
The hormone which increases fertility in males is called:
A doctor advised a person to take an injection of insulin because:
