Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Is the following gland an exocrine or an endocrine gland?
Thyroid gland
Options
Exocrine Gland
Endocrine Gland
Solution
Endocrine Gland
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Which hormone deficiency is responsible for the following?
Cretinism
match the conditions in column A with the cause in column B.
| A (Condition) | B (Cause) | ||
| a | Dwarfism and mental retardation | 1 | shortage of glucose in blood |
| b | Diabetes mellitus | 2 | Over secretion of growth hormone |
| c | Excess of glucose in blood | 3 | Insulin shock |
| d | Gigantism | 4 | Over secretion of thyroxine |
| e | Enlargement of breasts in adult males | 5 | Hypothyroidism |
| f | Exophthalmic goitre | 6 | Over secretion of cortical hormones |
Expand the following biological abbreviation:
TSH
Fill in the Blanks:
______ is a disease caused by hypoparathyroidism.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Thyroxin regulates metabolism.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Rickets is caused due to deficiency of iodine.
Long answer question
Describe in brief an account of disorders of the thyroid.
Sketch and Label thyroid gland.
Define the following term:
Myxoedema
Identify the gland with the help of following clue:
A bilobed (butterfly-shaped) gland.
