Adenohypophysis is an endocrine gland that secrets all the following except:
1. corticotropin
2. luteinizing hormone
3. somatostatin
4. somatotropin
A hormonal disorder that develops when pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone during adulthood is known as:
1. cretinism
2. giantism
3. Conn’s syndrome
4. Acromegaly
Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose your answer from the codes given below:
Hormone Action
A. Estrogen a. Supports pregnancy
B. Progesterone b. Secondary sexual characters in females
C. FSH c. Regulates spermatogenesis
D. LH d. Ovulation
A. B. C. D.
1. b a c d
2. a c b d
3. a b d c
4. a b c d
The basal part of diencephalon is
1. Hypothalamus
2. Epithalamus
3. Thalamus
4. Both B and C
Group of neurosecretory cells found in hypothalamus is known as
1. ganglia
2. nuclei
3. Tract
4. nerve
Which of the following types of hormones are released by Hypothalamus
1. Releasing hormones
2. Inhibitory hormones
3. Both A and B
4. None of these
GnRH is released by which of the following endocrine system?
(1)Hypothalamus
(2)Anterior pituitary gland
(3)Posterior pituitary gland
(4)Ovary
Somatostatin is released by which of the following endocrine system?
(1)Hypothalamus
(2)Anterior pituitary gland
(3)Posterior pituitary gland
(4)Thyroid gland
Which gland is under the direct neural regulation of hypothalamus?
(1)Pineal gland
(2)Anterior pituitary gland
(3)Posterior pituitary gland
(4)Thyroid gland
The hormones which are secreted by the hypothalamus reach upto pituitary gland through
(1)Blood Capillary System
(2)hypothalamohypophysial portal system
(3)hepatic portal system
(4)Both A and B