NEET 2013
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2013
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Chemical Coordination and Integration
NEET 2013 · Zoology · Chemical Coordination and Integration
A pregnant female delivers a baby, who suffers from stunted growth,...
A pregnant female delivers a baby, who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of
Options
- Adeficiency of iodine in diet
- Blow secretion of growth hormone
- Ccancer of the thyroid gland
- Dover secretion of pars distalis
Correct answer
A. deficiency of iodine in diet
Step-by-step solution
Hypothyroidism during pregnancy causes defective development and maturation of the growing foetus leading to stunted growth. Low secretion of GH results in stunted growth resulting in pituitary dwarfism. Pars distalis or anterior pituitary Produces Growth Hormone. prolactin , Thyroid stimulating harmone (TSH), Adrenocorticatrophic Hormane (ACTH), Lutenising Hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH).