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Question
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.
Options
True
False
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Solution
False
Iodine is the main element of thyroxin.
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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) ______ |
Define the following:
Hypothyroidism
Hormone thyroxine, adrenaline, and nonadrenaline are formed from _____________.
Which of the following is not a ductless gland?
Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which of the following hormone?
The mineral element needed for the functioning of the Thyroid gland:
A child has low BMR, delayed puberty and mental retardation. Identify the disease.
Sketch and Label thyroid gland.
The condition showing swelling in face and hands and sluggishness due to hypothyroidism is called ______.
Name the following:
The interconnection between the two lobes of thyroid gland (technical term).
