Q. A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of
A) Deficiency of iodine in diet
B) Low secretion of growth hormone
C) Cancer of the thyroid gland
D) Over secretion of pars distalis
Explanation
[Solution from source] Iodine deficiency during pregnancy causes hypothyroidism in the developing baby, leading to cretinism with stunted growth, mental retardation, low IQ and abnormal skin. Low growth hormone causes dwarfism without mental retardation. Answer (1).
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