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Question
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 | ||
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Solution
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Hyposecretion of Thyroxine in adults | 2. | Myxedema |
| (b) | Hyposecretion of Insulin | 5. | Diabetes mellitus |
| (c) | Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in Childhood | 4. | Gigantism |
| (d) | Hyposecretion of ADH | 1. | Diabetes insipidus |
| (e) | Hypersecretion of Thyroxine | 6. | Exophthalmic goitre |
RELATED QUESTIONS
People living in the low Himalayan hilly regions often suffer from goiter. What could be the possible reason for it?
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) ______ |
Differentiate: Simple Goitre and Exophthalmic Goitre.
Short answer question
Which are the 2 types of goitre? What are its causes?
Identify the amine.
On an educational trip to Uttaranchal, Ketki and her friends observe that many local people were having swollen necks. Please help Ketki and her friends to find out the solutions to the following questions.
What effect does this condition have on pregnancy?
Name thyroid hormones.
Draw a neat diagram of thyroid gland and label thyroid follicle, follicular cells and blood capillaries.
Oversecretion of thyroxin causes ______ goitre.
Mention the name of disease based on the clue/symptom given below:
Swelling in the neck.
