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प्रश्न
Name the disease which occurs in adults due to the deficiency of iodine in the diet. What is the main symptom of this disease?
उत्तर
Iodine deficiency in our diet causes goitre. The main symptom of goitre is swelling of the thyroid gland which is present in the neck.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the hormones secreted by the given endocrine glands and specify one function.
Pancreas
Name the disease caused by the deficiency of thyroxine hormone in the body.
Name one gland which acts both as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland.
Name the hormones secreted by given endocrine glands :
Parathyroid glands
Write the names of all the major endocrine glands present in the human body. Which of these glands also function as exocrine glands?
Write the names of five endocrine glands found in the human body. Name the hormones secreted by each gland.
The dramatic changes in body features associated with puberty are mainly because of the secretions of :
(a) estrogen from testes and testosterone from ovary
(b) estrogen from adrenal gland and testosterone from pituitary gland
(c) testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovary
(d) testosterone from thyroid gland and estrogen from pituitary gland
The pancreas is made up of two parts A and B. The part A secretes insulin whereas part B secretes pancreatic juice.
(a) Which part is functioning as an endocrine gland? Why?
(b) What is insulin and what effect does it have in the body?
(c) Name the disease which can be treated by giving insulin injection.
(d) What does pancreatic juice contain? Where does pancreatic juice go?
(e) Name the life process in which pancreatic juice is made use of.
A piece of thread was tied tightly around an animal's pancreatic duct. The animal subsequently had difficulty in digesting food but did not get diabetes. Explain.
Which hormone regulates the ionic balance in the body?
