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प्रश्न
Which hormone requires iodine for its formation?
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उत्तर
The hormones secreted by the thyroid gland are:
- Triiodothyronine (T3)1
- Tetraiodothyronine or Thyroxin (T4), which needs an amino acid tyrosine and Iodine for its formation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
match the conditions in column A with the cause in column B.
| A (Condition) | B (Cause) | ||
| a | Dwarfism and mental retardation | 1 | shortage of glucose in blood |
| b | Diabetes mellitus | 2 | Over secretion of growth hormone |
| c | Excess of glucose in blood | 3 | Insulin shock |
| d | Gigantism | 4 | Over secretion of thyroxine |
| e | Enlargement of breasts in adult males | 5 | Hypothyroidism |
| f | Exophthalmic goitre | 6 | Over secretion of cortical hormones |
Name the following:
The hormone that controls the basal metabolic rate
Write in brief about the causes and symptoms of exophthalmic goiter.
Goiter is usually observed in people living in hilly regions.
Give the Technical Term: Name the hormones which lead to the following condition: Gigantism
The mammalian thymus is mainly concerned with:
Hormone thyroxine, adrenaline, and nonadrenaline are formed from _____________.
Identify the INCORRECT match.
Match the items given in Column I with the most appropriate ones in Column II and rewrite the correct Matching pairs:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Hyposecretion of Thyroxine in adults | 1. | Diabetes insipidus |
| (b) | Hyposecretion of Insulin | 2. | Myxedema |
| (c) | Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in Childhood | 3. | Dwarfism |
| (d) | Hyposecretion of ADH | 4. | Gigantism |
| (e) | Hypersecretion of Thyroxine | 5. | Diabetes mellitus |
| 6. | Exophthalmic goitre | ||
| 7. | Cretinism | ||
Islets of Langerhans are located in the ______.
