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Human Endocrine System

Question

A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of

Easy

A

cancer of the thyroid gland
B

oversecretion of pars distalis
C

deficiency of iodine in diet
D

low secretion of growth hormone.

Solution

Iodine is essential for the normal rate of hormone synthesis in the thyroid. Deficiency of iodine in diet results in hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism during pregnancy causes defective development and maturation of the growing baby leading to stunted growth (cretinism), mental retardation, low intelligence quotient, abnormal skin, deaf-mutism, etc.

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