Question

Pretaining to endocrine system, what will you interpret if-
1) You observe swollen neck in people living in the hills.
2) Over secretion of growth hormones take place during childhood.
3) Facial hair develop in boys aged 13.

Answer 1

first is deficiency of thyroxine second is gigantism and third is secretion of testestrone hormone

Answer 2

1) you observe swollen neck in people living in the hill areas because there is much low iodine based crops and fruits are grown because low soil iodine content in high altitudes leading to iodine deficiency.

2) oversecretion of growth hormone takes place during childhood because Acromegaly, known as gigantism in children, is a rare, chronic disorder caused by an overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland, resulting in increased growth in bone and soft tissue and leading to other problems throughout the body.

3) facial hair developed in boys due to adolescent during his 12-14 year age it starts growing facial hair and public hair.