What Effect Does a Deficiency of Iodine Have on an Adult

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Essay

What effect does a deficiency of iodine have on an adult and on a fetus? What food is routinely fortified with iodine to prevent this?

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Definitions:

Adrenal Glands

Endocrine glands located above the kidneys, responsible for producing hormones like adrenaline and cortisol, involved in stress response.

Nerve Network

A system of interconnected nerve cells (neurons) that work together to process and transmit information in the body.

Depolarization

A reduction of the difference in charge between the inside and outside of the cell membrane, typically in a neuron, leading to the generation of an action potential.

Selectively Permeable

Describes biological membranes that allow certain substances to pass through while blocking others, thereby controlling the exchange of materials.