- 1(current)
Q. No.A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation/low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of:
1. Low secretion of growth hormone
2. Cancer of the thyroid gland
3. Over secretion of pars distalis
4. Deficiency of iodine in diet
1. Low secretion of growth hormone
2. Cancer of the thyroid gland
3. Over secretion of pars distalis
4. Deficiency of iodine in diet
Subtopic: Â Thyroid Gland Part II |
 82%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2013
Hints
Select the answer which correctly matches the endocrine gland with the hormone it secretes and its function/deficiency symptom:
| Endocrine gland | Hormone | Function/deficiency symptom | |
| (A) | Posterior Pituitary | Growth Hormone (GH) | Oversecretion stimulates abnormal growth |
| (B) | Thyroid gland | Thyroxine | Lack of iodine in diet results in goitre |
| (C) | Corpus luteum | Testosterone | Stimulates spermatogenesis |
| (D) | Anterior pituitary | Oxytocin | Stimulates uterus contraction during childbirth |
1. (A)
2. (B)
3. (C)
4. (D)
Subtopic: Â Thyroid Gland Part I |Â Thyroid Gland Part II |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2013
Hints
Toxic agents present in food which interfere with thyroxin synthesis lead to the development of:
1. toxic goitre
2. cretinism
3. simple goitre
4. thyrotoxicosis
Subtopic: Â Thyroid Gland Part II |
 53%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2010
Hints
A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxin in adults and characterized by-
(i) a low metabolic rate
(ii) increase in body weight
(iii) tendency to retain water in tissues is:
1. hypothyroidism
2. simple goitre
3. myxoedema
4. cretinism
Subtopic: Â Thyroid Gland Part II |
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2009
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- 1(current)
Q. No.
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