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Q.

Which one of the following four glands is correctly matched with the accompanying description?

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a

Thyroid – Hyperactivity in young children causes cretinism

b

Thymus – Starts undergoing atrophy after puberty

c

Parathyroid – Secretes parathormone which promotes movement of calcium ions from blood into bones during calcification

d

Pancreas – Delta cells of Islets of Langerhans secrete a hormone which stimulates glycolysis in liver.

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Thymus starts functioning in the embryonic stage itself, becomes active during childhood and undergoes regression and gradually stops functioning in older individuals. 

So, production of thymosin decreases. As a result, immune responses of old persons become weak.

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