Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Cretinism and Myxoedema are due to:

Hypo secretion of thyroxin

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Hypo secretion of growth hormone

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Hypersecretion of thyroxin

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Hypersecretion of growth hormone

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Solution

The correct option is C Hypersecretion of thyroxin
This disease is caused by antibodies, formed by the immune system, inadvertently attacking the thyroid gland, which causes the hypersecretion of thyroid hormones.
So, the correct option is 'Hypersecretion of thyroxin'.

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Q. Match the items given in Column A with the most appropriate ones in Column B and rewrite the correct matching pairs.

	List I		List II
A	Cretinism	1	Hyper secretion of adrenal cortex
B	Diabetes insipidus	2	Hypo secretion of Thyroxine
C	Exophthalmic Goitre	3	Hypo secretion of growth hormone
D	Adrenal virilism	4	Hypo secretion of Vasopressin
E	Dwarfism	5	Hypo secretion of adrenal cortex
		6	Hypo secretion of Growth hormone
		7	Hyper secretion of Thyroxine

Dwarfism results due to :

(a) excessive secretion of thyroxine hormone

(b) excessive secretion of growth hormone

(d) less secretion of growth hormone

Q. Which of the following condition is caused due to the over-secretion of the growth hormone?

Question 27
Dwarfism results due to:

(a) Excess secretion of thyroxin
(b) Less secretion of growth hormone
(c) Less secretion of adrenaline
(d) Excess secretion of growth hormone

Question 27
Dwarfism results due to:

(a) Excess secretion of thyroxin
(b) Less secretion of growth hormone
(c) Less secretion of adrenaline
(d) Excess secretion of growth hormone

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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:Cretinism and Myxoedema are due to:

The correct option is C Hypersecretion of thyroxinThis disease is caused by antibodies, formed by the immune system, inadvertently attacking the thyroid gland, which causes the hypersecretion of thyroid hormones.So, the correct option is 'Hypersecretion of thyroxin'.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Cretinism and Myxoedema are due to:

The correct option is C Hypersecretion of thyroxin
This disease is caused by antibodies, formed by the immune system, inadvertently attacking the thyroid gland, which causes the hypersecretion of thyroid hormones.
So, the correct option is 'Hypersecretion of thyroxin'.