Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Fill in the Blanks:
Lack of iodine in diet causes ______.
Advertisements
Solution
Lack of iodine in diet causes Goitre.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
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) ______ |
The thyroid gland is called as nature gland.
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.
The growth and functions of the thyroid gland are controlled by ______.
Which hormone is produced by the parafollicular cells?
Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which of the following hormone?
What will happen if intake of iodine in our diet is low?
Mention the name of disease based on the clue/symptom given below:
Dwarfism and mental retardation in children.
Name the following:
Symptoms of cretinism.
Identify the gland with the help of following clue:
A bilobed (butterfly-shaped) gland.
