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प्रश्न
What is osteoporosis and what is its cause?
उत्तर
Osteoporosis is a disease caused due to excessive secretion of parathormone. In this, the bones become weak, elastic and bent.
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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) ______ |
Select the odd one out of the following:
TSH, ACTH, Insulin
Name the hormone produced by the following glands giving one function of each:
(i) Thyroid (ii) Pancreas (iii) Adrenal medulla
Give a labeled diagram of thymus gland.
Name the Following: Iodine is necessary for the secretion of which hormone.
Fill in the Blanks:
Lack of iodine in diet causes ______.
Which hormone requires iodine for its formation?
Sketch and label histology of thyroid gland.
Name two types of disorders caused due to hyposecretion of thyroid gland.
Give reason.
Simple goitre can be prevented by using iodised salt in food.
