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Gull's disease is related to deficient working of

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Thyroid gland

B

Parathyroid

C

Adrenal cortex

D

Gonads

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Myxoedema or Gull's disease-It is due to deficiency of thyroxine hormone in adults.
In myxoedema the face and hands become swollen due to deposition of fat.
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A2Z-CHEMICAL COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION-Section A : Topicwise Questions Topic 2 : Thyroid Gland And Parathyroid Gland
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  2. Exophthalmic goitre' (Grave's diseases) is caused due to

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  3. Effect of thyroxine on B.M.R is

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  4. Small amount of iodine is added to common salt to that

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  5. Ca^(2+) level in body is controleed by

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  6. Which one opposes parathormone?

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  7. A tadpole with surgically removed thyroid gland can be made to metamor...

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  8. A woman may develop beard and moustaches due to

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  9. A person has protruding eyes, tachycardia and higher body temperature....

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  10. Gull's disease is related to deficient working of

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  11. Tetany is caused by

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  12. Disease caused by hyper-or-hypo secretion of thyroxine is

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  13. Which gland stores its hormones before their release.

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  14. Which disease is caused by the deficiency of thyroxin in the adults

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  15. Parathyroid gland degenerates. Which activity is disturbed?

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  16. Element present in thyroxine is got from

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  17. Immune disease in which body destroys the ill-functioning thyroid is

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  18. Hormone which is more active than T(4) is

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  19. Parafollicular cells of thyroid secrete hormone for controlling level ...

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  20. Disease caused by deficiency of parathormone is

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