Home
Class 11
BIOLOGY
How are the following disorders caused :...

How are the following disorders caused : Cretinism, Addison's disease, Acromegaly, Diabetes insipidus, Dwarfism?

A

Absence of insulin

B

Hyposecretion of GH during childhood

C

Hyposecretion of GH during adult stage

D

Excressive secretion of adrenaline

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
B
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • CHEMICAL COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION

    CENGAGE BIOLOGY ENGLISH|Exercise ARCHIVES|26 Videos

  • CELL: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS

    CENGAGE BIOLOGY ENGLISH|Exercise ARCHIVES|50 Videos

  • DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION

    CENGAGE BIOLOGY ENGLISH|Exercise ARCHIVES|25 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Name the following: One disease caused by worms

One of the following symptoms pertain to Addison's disease.

Name the following: Disease caused by deficiency of iron

Name the following: Two diseases caused by protozoa

Name the following: Three diseases caused by viruses

which of the following disease is caused by protozoans?

Which of the following disorder is caused by autosomal aneuploidy

Name the following: Three diseases caused by bacteria

Name the following: Disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D

Which of the following disorders are caused by the conditin monosomy?

CENGAGE BIOLOGY ENGLISH-CHEMICAL COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION-ARCHIVES
  1. How are the following disorders caused : Cretinism, Addison's disease,...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Feeling of tremors of an earthquake, a scared resident of seventh floo...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A person is having decreased calcium and phosphorus levels in his bloo...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Which opart of ovary in mammals acts as an endocrine gland after ovula...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Which one of the following pairs of organs includes only the endocrine...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. The blood calcium level is lowered by the deficiency of

    Text Solution

    |

  7. In human adult females oxytocin

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Low Ca^(++) in the body fluid may be the cause of

    Text Solution

    |

  9. What is correct to say about the hormone action in humans?

    Text Solution

    |

  10. In a normal pregnant woman, the amount of total gonadotropin activity ...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. A person entering an empty room suddenly finds a snake right in front ...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Which one of the following pairs of horomones are the examples of thos...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Injury to adrenal cortex is not likely to affect the secretion of whic...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Match the source gland with its respective hormone as well as the func...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Which of the following statements is cor- rect in relation to the endo...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, men...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Identify the hormone with its correct matching of source and function ...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Fight-or-flight reactions cause activation of

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A chemical signal that has both endocrine and neural roles is ?

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Which one of the following hormones is not involyed in sugar metabolis...

    Text Solution

    |

  21. Which of the following events is not associated with ovulation in huma...

    Text Solution

    |