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प्रश्न
What will happen if the intake of iodine in our diet is low?
उत्तर
If the intake of Iodine in our diet is low or due to the inadequate supply of iodine in our diet leads to the enlargement of the thyroid gland, which protrudes, as swelling in the neck and is called a goiter.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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) ______ |
Name the hormone produced by the following gland giving one function: Thyroid
Fill in the Blanks:
The activities of the thyroid gland are controlled by ______ secreted by the ______.
Fill in the Blanks:
In adult deficiency in secretion of thyroid produces a disease called ______.
The growth and functions of the thyroid gland are controlled by ______.
Which of the following is the cause of Graves' disease?
Identify the INCORRECT match.
Name the mineral element required for the synthesis of thyroxine.
Thyroid is located close to ______.
Define the following term:
Myxoedema
