Question

A person lives in a hilly area. The drinking water and food grown in this area is poor in a mineral P. The deficiency of Pin in the body causes an abnormal enlargement of the gland Q. leading to the disease R. The disease R however does not occur in the people living in coastal areas. What is the mineral P? Name the gland Q. What disease is R? Why the disease R is not seen in the people living in coastal areas???

Answer 1

Answer:

p is iodine

Q is goitre swollen neck

Answer 2

Explanation:

The following is the answer:

P - iodine

Q - is thyroid gland

R - the disease is goitre

This disease is generally not seen in people living in coastal areas because the water they drink and use generally involves salty water rich in iodine. Thus they are not prone to such a kind of disease.