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Question
The condition showing swelling in face and hands and sluggishness due to hypothyroidism is called ______.
Options
cretinism
myxoedema
Solution
The condition showing swelling in face and hands and sluggishness due to hypothyroidism is called myxoedema.
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Expand the following biological abbreviation:
TSH
Name the following:
Hormone regulating metamorphosis
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A disease caused in children due fo under secretion of thyroxin is ______.
Identify the largest endocrine gland.
Which of the following is not a ductless gland?
Name the gland that causes following disorder:
Grave's disease
Match the items given in Column I with the most appropriate ones in Column II and rewrite the correct Matching pairs:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Hyposecretion of Thyroxine in adults | 1. | Diabetes insipidus |
| (b) | Hyposecretion of Insulin | 2. | Myxedema |
| (c) | Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in Childhood | 3. | Dwarfism |
| (d) | Hyposecretion of ADH | 4. | Gigantism |
| (e) | Hypersecretion of Thyroxine | 5. | Diabetes mellitus |
| 6. | Exophthalmic goitre | ||
| 7. | Cretinism | ||
Which hormone deficiency is responsible for the following?
Goitre
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Iodine in our food
