Cretinism is caused due to

Both (A) and (C)

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C. defective development of thyroid gland

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B. abnormal functioning of thyroid gland

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A. Iodine deficiency in the food

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Solution

The correct option is B
C. defective development of thyroid gland

defective development of thyroid gland

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A. Cretinism
B. Gull’s disease
C. Grave’s disease
D. Simple goitre

What term is used to describe the condition where thyroid gland gets enlarged as a result of iodine-deficiency?

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Endocrine gland	Hormone	Function $/$ deficiency symptoms
(A) Anterior pituitary	Oxytocin	Stimulates uterus contraction during child birth
(B) Posterior pituitary	Growth Hormone(GH)	Over-secretion stimulates abnormal growth
(C) Thyroid gland	Thyroxine	Lack of iodine in diet results in goitre
(D) Corpus luteum	Testosterone	Stimulates spermatogenesis

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