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प्रश्न
What is osteoporosis and what is its cause?
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उत्तर
Osteoporosis is a disease caused due to excessive secretion of parathormone. In this, the bones become weak, elastic and bent.
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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) ______ |
Give the special function of the following:
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Give the Technical Term: Name a condition caused due to hypo secretion of thyroxin in adults.
Which two hormones are responsible for the regulation of calcium and phosphorus in the blood?
Which hormone requires iodine for its formation?
Identify the INCORRECT match.
Draw a neat diagram of thyroid gland and label thyroid follicle, follicular cells and blood capillaries.
Describe role of hormones secreted by thyroid gland.
Thyroid is located close to ______.
Write the main function of the following hormone.
Thyroxine
