Read the following passage and then answer the questions that follow it Glands manufacture and secrete necessary substances Exocrine glands secrete their products through ducts but endocrine glands or ductless glands release their products directly into the bloodstream Line One important endocrine gland is the thyroid gland It collects 5 iodine from the blood and produces thyroxine an important hormone which it stores in an inactive form Thyroxine is combined in the body cells with other chemicals and affects many functions of the body The thyroid gland may be underactive or overactive resulting in problems An underactive thyroid causes hypothyroidism while an 10 overactive one causes hyperthyroidism The former problem called myxedema in adults and cretinism in children causes the growth process to slow down A cretin s body and mind do not grow to their full potential Hyperthyroidism on the other hand results in extreme nervousness an increase in heart action and other problems 15 Either hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism may result in goiter or an enlarged thyroid gland A goiter will appear when the body is not getting enough iodine Goiter is less common today since most people use iodized salt Answer the following questions 1 What is the topic of the above passage 2 What is the main idea of the first paragraph 3 What type of text organization is discussed in the first paragraph 4 What signal marker is used in the first paragraph 5 What is the main idea of the second paragraph 6 What types of text organization are used in the third paragraph 7 What signal markers are used in the third paragraph

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Mayang Sekar · Accepted Answer

1 thyroid glands2 There are two types of glands in our body 3 Classification4 but5 The thyroid gland is one of the important endocrine glands 6 Cause effect7 while on the other hand