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Question:

Match the following hormones with the respective disease: (a) Insulin (i) Addison's disease (b) Thyroxin (ii) Diabetes insipidus (c) Corticoids (iii) Acromegaly (d) Growth Hormone (iv) Goitre (v) Diabetes mellitus Select the correct option.

(a)-(v), (b)-(i), (c )-(ii), (d)-(iii)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c )-(iii), (d)-(i)

(a)-(v), (b)-(iv), (c )-(i), (d)-(iii)

(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c )-(i), (d)-(iii)

Solution:

Correct option is C. (a)-(v), (b)-(iv), (c )-(i), (d)-(iii) Insulin deficiency leads to diabetes mellitus. Hypersecretion or hyposecretion of thyroxine can be associated with enlargement of thyroid gland called goitre. Deficiency of corticoids (Glucocorticoid ++ mineralocorticoid) leads to Addison's disease. Growth hormone hypersecretion in adults leads to Acromegaly. So, the correct answer is '(a)-(v), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)'