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(iii) Oversecretion of thyroxin causes
goitre. (simple/exophthalmic)

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Solution

Excess secretion of thyroxine
causes exophthalmic goitre. The symptoms include protruding eyes, increased metabolism, Shortness of breath and restlessness

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Match the conditions in column A with the cause in column B

A (Condition) B (Cause)

(a) Dwarfism and mental retardation (i) Excess of glucose in blood.

(b) Diabetes mellitus (ii) Over secretion of growth hormone.

(c) Shortage of glucose in blood (iii) Insulin shock.

(d) Gigantism (iv) Over secretion of thyroxine.

(e) Enlargement of breasts in adult males (v) Hypothyroidism in a child.

(f) Exophthalmic goiter (vi) Over secretion of cortical hormones.

Write briefly about
(i) Exophthalmic goitre (symptoms and cause).
(ii) Diabetes mellitus (symptoms and cause).

\begin{matrix} A (C o n d i t i o n) & B (C a u s e) (a) & D w a r f i s m a n d m e n t a l r e t a r d a t i o n & (i) & H i g h c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f g l u c o s e i n b l o o d (b) & D i a b e t e s m e l l i t u s & (i i) & O v e r s e c r e t i o n o f g r o w t h h o r m o n e (c) & E x c e s s o f i n s u l i n i n b l o o d & (i i i) & I n s u l i n s h o c k (d) & G i g a n t i s m & (i v) & O v e r s e c r e t i o n o f t h y r o x i n e (e) & E n l a r g e m e n t o f b r e a s t s i n a d u l t m a l e s & (v) & H y p o t h y r o i d i s m (f) & E x o p h t h a l m i c g o i t r e & (v i) & O v e r s e c r e t i o n o f c o r t i c a l h o r m o n e s \end{matrix}

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