Question

Match the items in Column A with those in Column B.

	Column A		Column B
(a)	Cretinism	(i)	Pituitary gland
(b)	Diabetes mellitus	(ii)	Defective development of child
(c)	Increased metabolic rate	(iii)	Oversecretion of thyroxine
(d)	Simple goitre	(iv)	Insufficient iodine in food
(e)	Growth hormone	(v)	Insufficient insulin in blood.

Answer 1

a)Cretinism – (iv) insufficient iodine in food.

b)Diabetes mellitus – (v)insufficient insulin in the blood.

c)Increased metabolic rate – (iii)Oversecretion of thyroxine.

d)Simple goitre – (ii)Defective development of the child.

e)Growth hormone – (i)pituitary gland.