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A person lives in a hilly area. The drinking water and food grown in this area are poor in a mineral P. The deficiency of P in the body causes an abnormal enlargement of gland q leading to a disease R. The disease R, however, does not occur in the people living in coastal areas. 1. What is the name of mineral P? 2. Name the gland Q. 3. What is disease R? 4. Why does disease R not occur in coastal areas? 5.Name one disease in children which occurs due to the deficiency of mineral P in their diet.

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Answers are:
1) The mineral is iodine.
2) The thyroid gland.
3) The disease is goitre.
4) It is because coastal people eats mostly seafood and seafood contains iodine.  
5) Cretinism.

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disease R= goitre
mineral P= salt
gland Q.3= neck gland
Disease R doesn't occur in the coastal regions as the amount of salt in their food is much higher.
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P=salt
R=Goitre
Q=neck
Salt is very high in the area.
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R=goitre
P= salt
Q=neck
salt is higher in costal area
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THE ANSWERS ARE AS FOLLOWS -
1. THE MINERAL IS KNOWN AS IODINE 
2. THYROID GLAND IS THE GLAND WHICH CAUSES IS THE REASON WHY THE NECK GETS SWOLLEN UP
3.THE DISEASE IS KNOWN AS GOITRE
4.AS, WE NOW KNOW THAT THE MINERAL IS IODINE AND THE SOURCES ARE SEAFOOD,SEAWEED AND IODIZED SALT . THE SOURCES ARE EASILY AVAILABLE IN COASTAL AREAS AND HENCE PEOPLE HERE DO NOT SUFFER FROM GOITER.
5.MENTAL DISABILITY
 
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