Cretinism and Myxoedema are due to

Hyper secretion of thyroxin

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Hyper secretion of growth hormone

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Hyposecretion of thyroxin

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Hyposecretion of growth hormone

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Solution

The correct option is C Hyposecretion of thyroxin
Cretinism is caused by an underdeveloped thyroid gland with insufficient thyroxine production and is characterised by short and stocky stature due to hypothyroidism since infancy or childhood.
Myxoedema is caused by hypothyroidism and is characterised by inflammation of the skin and underlying tissues.
So, option C is correct.

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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

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

Dwarfism occurs when there is: 1. Over secretion of growth hormone II. Under secretion of growth hormone III. Over secretion of somatostatin IV. Under secretion of somatostatin.

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