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Question
Name the Following: Disorder caused by excess of thyroid hormone.
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Solution
Exophthalmic goitre
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match the conditions in column A with the cause in column B.
| A (Condition) | B (Cause) | ||
| a | Dwarfism and mental retardation | 1 | shortage of glucose in blood |
| b | Diabetes mellitus | 2 | Over secretion of growth hormone |
| c | Excess of glucose in blood | 3 | Insulin shock |
| d | Gigantism | 4 | Over secretion of thyroxine |
| e | Enlargement of breasts in adult males | 5 | Hypothyroidism |
| f | Exophthalmic goitre | 6 | Over secretion of cortical hormones |
Mention which of the statements are true (T) and which are false (F). Give reason in support of your answer.
Simple goiter can be prevented by using iodised salt in food.
Expand the following biological abbreviation:
TSH
Goiter is usually observed in people living in hilly regions.
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A disease caused in children due fo under secretion of thyroxin is ______.
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Lack of iodine in diet causes ______.
How does the tongue detect the sensation of taste?
Long answer question.
What will be the effect of thyroid gland atrophy on the human body?
Write the functions of thyroid hormones.
Oversecretion of thyroxin causes ______ goitre.
