Question

question 8 of 10
the nurse is teaching a client that the body needs iodine for the thyroid to function. what is
the function of iodine?

maintaining body metabolism in a steady state

altering the responsiveness of body tissue to other hormones

maintaining effective oxygen consumption

synthesis of thyroid hormones.

Explanation:

Iodine is essential for the thyroid gland to synthesize thyroid hormones (like T3 and T4). The other options: maintaining metabolism (thyroid hormones do this, but iodine’s role is synthesis), altering tissue responsiveness (not iodine’s main role), and oxygen consumption (not related to iodine’s function) are incorrect. So the correct answer relates to thyroid hormone synthesis.

Answer:

D. Synthesis of thyroid hormones.