Which endocrine gland requires Iodine to synthesize a particular hormone whose deficiency may cause goitre disease?

Which endocrine gland requires Iodine to synthesize a particular hormone whose deficiency may cause goitre disease? Correct Answer Thyroid gland

The correct option is 4 i.e. Thyroid gland.

• The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system and produces thyroid hormones, which deficiency can cause goitre disease.
• Cells producing thyroid hormones extracts and absorbs iodine from the blood and incorporate them into the thyroid hormones.
• The pituitary gland produces a hormone called thyroid-stimulating hormone.
• The thyroid-stimulating hormone tells the thyroid gland how much hormones to produce and secrete.
• The pancreatic juice is a secreted by the pancreas, which is important to digestion.
• Pancreatic juice contains trypsin and chymotrypsin to digest proteins amylase for the digestion of carbohydrates and lipase to break down fats.
• Thymosin hormone is secreted by the thymus. Its function is to stimulate the production of T cells, which are an important part of the immune system.