NEET Zoology Endocrine Glands Assertion Reason Question
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.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false.
Correct Answer
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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