The amino acid derivative among the following hormone is:-
1. Insulin
2. Epinephrine
3. Estradiol
4. Testosterone
Androgenic steroids in females are secreted by:
1. pineal gland
2. Testes
3. Adrenal cortex
4. Hypothalamus
Which of the following hormones does not have an intracellular receptor?
1. Estradiol
2. Thyroxin
3. Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
4. Cortisol
Hyperthyroidism [Graves' disease] is characterized by all the following except:
1. Toxic goiter
2. Exopthalmos
3. Bradycardia
4. Muscle weakness and termors
ACTH controls the secretion of:
1. cortisol
2. aldosterone
3. epinephrine
4. testosterone
Match each item in Column I with one item in Column Il and chose your answer from the codes given below:
Column I Column II
I. Gastrin 1. Gall bladder contraction
II. CCK 2. Increased HCl secretion
III. Secretin 3. Bicarbonate secretion from the pancreas
IV. GIP 4. Decreased stomach motility
Codes:
I II III IV
1. 1 2 3 4
2. 2 1 4 3
3. 2 1 3 4
4. 1 2 4 3
Hypersecretion of growth hormone in adults does not cause further increase in height because
1. growth hormone becomes inactive in adults
2. epiphyseal plates close after adolescence
3. bones loose their sensitivity to growth hormone in adults
4. muscle fibres do not grow in size after birth
Which of the following is a temporary endocrine gland in the human body?
1. pineal gland
2. corpus cardiacum
3. corpus Luteum
4. corpus allatum
GnRH, a hypothalamic hormone, needed in reproduction, acts on
1. | anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and oxytocin |
2. | anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and FSH |
3. | posterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of oxytocin and FSH |
4. | posterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and relaxin |
Which hormones do stimulate the production of pancreatic juice and bicarbonate?
(1) Angiotensin and epinephrine
(2) Gastrin and insulin
(3) Cholecystokinin and secretin
(4) Insulin and glucagon