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Question
Name the following:
The interconnection between the two lobes of thyroid gland (technical term).
Solution
Isthmus
RELATED QUESTIONS
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) ______ |
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Regulates basal metabolism
Draw and label the structure of thyroid gland.
Give the Technical Term: Name the hormones which lead to the following condition: Gigantism
Fill in the Blanks:
A hormone which influences the ossification of bones is ______.
What will happen if the intake of iodine in our diet is low?
Which diseases is caused by the hypersecretion of mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids?
Which of the following is not a ductless gland?
Mention the name of disease based on the clue/symptom given below:
Eyes are protruded.
Identify the gland with the help of following clue:
A bilobed (butterfly-shaped) gland.
