Draw and label the structure of thyroid gland.

Diagram

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Which hormone deficiency is responsible for the following?

Cretinism

Is the following gland an exocrine or an endocrine gland?

Thyroid gland

Give the Technical Term: Name a condition caused due to hypo secretion of thyroxin in adults.

Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:

Calcium is the main element of thyroxin.

Which diseases is caused by the hypersecretion of mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids?

What are the effects of hypothyroidism (observed during pregnancy) on the development and maturation of a growing baby?

Cretinism is caused due to ______ of thyroxin.

Oversecretion of thyroxin causes ______ goitre.

Write the exact location of the following gland:

Thyroid

Name the following;

Diseases caused due to hypothyroidism.