NEET 2016 · Class 11

Chemical Coordination and Integration

Graves' disease is caused due to

  1. (A)hyposecretion of thyroid gland
  2. (B)hypersecretion of thyroid gland
  3. (C)hyposecretion of adrenal gland
  4. (D)hypersecretion of adrenal gland

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

**Exophthalmic goitre** is a form of hyperthyroidism, characterised by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss, also called **Graves' disease**.

Chapter
Chemical Coordination and Integration
Section
19.2.4 Thyroid Gland
Page
4
Words matched
28 of 29

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'Exophthalmic goitre is a form of hyperthyroidism... also called Graves' disease', which directly establishes that Graves' disease is caused by hypersecretion (hyperthyroidism) of the thyroid gland, matching option B.

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