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Question
Match the items in Column A with those in Column B. Column A Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) Cretinism | (i) Pituitary gland |
| (b) Diabetes mellitus | (ii) Under the development of infant |
| (c) Increased metabolic rate | (iii) Oversecretion of thyroxine |
| (d) Simple goitre | (iv) Insufficient iodine in food |
| (e) Growth hormone | (v) Insufficient insulin in the blood. |
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Solution
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) Cretinism | (ii) Under the development of an infant |
| (b) Diabetes mellitus | (v) Insufficient insulin in the blood. |
| (c) Increased metabolic rate | (iii) Oversecretion of thyroxine |
| (d) Simple goitre | (iv) Insufficient iodine in food |
| (e) Growth hormone | (i) Pituitary gland |
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