AIIMS2005ZoologyChemical Coordination and Integration
Which one of the following four glands is correctly matched with the accompanying description ?
Options
- AThyroid - hyperactivity in young children causes cretinism
- BThymus - starts undergoing atrophy after puberty
- CParathyroid - secretes parathormone which promotes movement of calcium ions from blood into bones during calci
- DPancreas - Delta cells of the Islets of Langerhans secrete a hormone which stimulates glycolysis in liver
Correct answer
B. Thymus - starts undergoing atrophy after puberty
Step-by-step solution
Cretinism is a type of mental retardation and bodily malformation caused by severe, uncorrected thyroid deficiency in infancy and early childhood Delta cells is a type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the pancreas, the delta cells are located in areas called the islets of Langerhans. The delta cells make somatostatin, a hormone that inhibits the release of numerous hormones in the body. Somatostatin has a variety of functions. Taken together, they work t