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Question
Give a labeled diagram of parathyroid gland.
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Solution
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) ______ |
Expand the following biological abbreviation:
TSH
Name the hormone produced by the following gland, giving one function:
Thyroid
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Thyroxin regulates metabolism.
What will happen if intake of iodine in our diet is low?
What are the effects of hypothyroidism (observed during pregnancy) on the development and maturation of a growing baby?
Mention the difference between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
Write a short note on the function of the following hormone:
Thyroid hormones
Define the following term:
Myxoedema
Identify the gland with the help of following clue:
A bilobed (butterfly-shaped) gland.
