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Underproduction of adrenal cortex hormones leads to which named disease?
AAddison's disease
BAdamson's disease
CAnderson's disease
DAtkinson's disease
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Addison's disease
1. The adrenal cortex makes the corticoid hormones.
2. Too little of them disturbs carbohydrate metabolism.
3. It causes acute weakness and fatigue leading to a disease called Addison's disease.
4. So the answer is Addison's disease.
_Source: NCERT Class XI Biology, Ch 19 'Chemical Coordination and Integration'_
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