Working as a pathologist,you are told that a corpse is from a person who lived and died in an area where food is generally severely deficient in iodine.You would make sure to look near the neck of this person for evidence of

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Severe iodine deficiency can lead to the development of goiter, a condition where the thyroid gland enlarges in an attempt to produce more thyroid hormone. As the thyroid gland is located in the neck, a pathologist examining a corpse from an iodine-deficient area would want to look for evidence of goiter near the neck. None of the other conditions listed are specifically related to iodine deficiency.

Working as a Pathologist,you Are Told That a Corpse Is