(a) Which hormones contain iodine and which endocrine gland secretes them ? (b) Name the endocrine gland which hormones are stored in large quantity enough to supply a person for upto 10 months.

(a) Which hormones contain iodine and which endocrine gland secretes t

1.	(a) Which hormones contain iodine and which endocrine gland secretes them ? (b) Name the endocrine gland which hormones are stored in large quantity enough to supply a person for upto 10 months.
Answer» (a) The thyroid gland secretes thyroxine and triiodothyronine which contain iodine. (b) Thyroid is the only endocrine gland which stores its hormones in large quantity enough to supply a person for upto 10 months.

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