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प्रश्न
Name the Following: Disorder caused by excess of thyroid hormone.
उत्तर
Exophthalmic goitre
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State the exact location of the Thyroid gland.
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) ______ |
Expand the following biological abbreviation:
TSH
Give the Technical Term: Name the hormones which lead to the following condition: Myxedema
Fill in the Blanks:
The activities of the thyroid gland are controlled by ______ secreted by the ______.
Long answer question.
What will be the effect of thyroid gland atrophy on the human body?
Why are thyroid hormones referred to as personality hormones?
What are the signs of myxoedema?
What is the difference between Gull's and Grave's disease?
Name the following:
Symptoms of cretinism.
