A 5-year old child, Hasani, is growing up in a developing country and he is not obtaining enough iodine in his diet. What molecule is not synthesized in adequate amounts for Hasani?
A) Thyroid hormones T3 and T4
B) Thyroid stimulating hormone
C) Thyroglobulin
Answer :- A) Thyroid hormones T3 and T4
Explanation :- Here Hasani having low content of iodine in her food so the level of thyroid hormone is too low as compare to normal range and to maintain thyroid hormone level homeostasis anterior pituitary gland releases a hormone known as thyroid stimulating hormone which act on thyroid gland and releases T4 and T3.
Thyroid hormone secretion is regulated via
Hypothalamus --> TRH --> Anterior Pituitary-> TSH....
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