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Question
Decreased secretion of thyroid hormones in children leads to ______.
Solution
Decreased secretion of thyroid hormones in children leads to Cretinism.
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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) ______ |
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Name the Following: Disorder caused by excess of thyroid hormone.
The growth and functions of the thyroid gland are controlled by ______.
Given diagram is ofT. S. of the Thyroid gland identifies labels 'X' and 'Y'.
Thyroid is located close to ______.
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Write the exact location of the following glands:
Thyroid
Define the following term:
Myxoedema
