Zoology-Endocrine Glands
NEET Zoology Endocrine Glands Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 11
Assertion (A): The thyroid gland plays a role in regulating the body's basal metabolic rate. | Reason (R): Thyrocalcitonin, a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, increases the calcium levels in the blood.
A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is true but (R) is false.
D
(A) is false.
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
The assertion is true as the thyroid gland regulates basal metabolic rate. However, the reason is false because thyrocalcitonin decreases, not increases, calcium levels in the blood.
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