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प्रश्न
What part does the diet play in helping us to have a healthy thyroid gland?
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उत्तर
Iodine is necessary in our diet for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland. Lack of iodine in our diet can cause a deficiency of thyroxine hormone.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Thyroid
What is the name of the system of glands which produces hormones?
Name the hormones secreted by testes.
Name the disease caused by the deficiency of insulin hormone in the body.
Name the disease caused by the deficiency of thyroxine hormone in the body.
What substances are made by endocrine glands?
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Thyroid gland
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Pancreas
Why is the use of iodised salt advisable?
State the functions of Growth hormone.
Which hormone gives girls soft skin?
Which of the following endocrine gland does not occur as a pair in the human body?
Dwarfism results due to:
The gland X which is located just below the brain in the human head secretes a chemical substance Y which controls the development of ones and muscles in the body of a person. Secretion of too little of substance Y as well as the secretion of too much of substance Y by the gland X leads to abnormal development of the body of a person.
(a) Name the gland X.
(b) What is the chemical substance Y?
(c) What happens if too little of substance Y is secreted?
(d) What happens if too much of substance Y is secreted?
(e) Name the system of glands in the human body of which gland X is a part.
A gland W is located just below the stomach in the human body. The gland W secretes a hormone X. The deficiency of hormone X in the body causes a disease Y in which the blood sugar level of a person rises too much. The person having high blood sugar is called Z.
(a) Name (i) gland W, and (ii) hormone X.
(b) What is the function of hormone X?
(c) Name (i) disease Y, and (ii) person Z.
(d) What advice would you like to give to a person who is suffering from disease Y due to faulty life-style?
There are two similar glands P which are located on top of two similar organs Q in the human body. P are often called the emergency glands and they secrete a hormone R into the blood stream. R is secreted in large amounts when a person is frightened. It brings about temporary changes in the body which allow a lot of substance S from the liver to go into the blood to provide a lot of energy in a very short time. This helps a person to fight back or run away from the frightening situation.
What are P, Q, R and S?
The secretion of which hormone leads to physical changes in the body when you are 10-12 years of age?
The hormone which increases fertility in males is called:
Write any three responses which enable the animal body to deal with a scary situation.
