Multiple choice

Gull's disease is due to the faulty working of :

  1. pituitary gland

  2. adrenal cortex

  3. gonads

  4. thyroid gland
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Explanation

Gull's disease results from thyroid dysfunction, causing myxedema with characteristic skin swelling and mental slowing. The thyroid gland regulates metabolism through hormone secretion, and its failure produces these symptoms. Other endocrine glands (pituitary, adrenal cortex, gonads) cause distinct disorders when dysfunctional.

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