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प्रश्न
Thyroid is located close to ______.
पर्याय
larynx
kidney
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उत्तर
Thyroid is located close to larynx.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Which hormone deficiency is responsible for the following?
Cretinism
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) ______ |
Name the following:
Hormone regulating metamorphosis
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Rickets is caused due to deficiency of iodine.
Long answer question
Describe in brief an account of disorders of the thyroid.
Under secretion of thyroxine in children cause
Sketch and Label thyroid gland.
Name the gland that causes following disorder:
Grave's disease
Oversecretion of thyroxin causes ______ goitre.
Define the following term:
Myxoedema
