Q. No.Feeling the tremors of an earthquake, a scared resident of the seventh floor of a multi-storey building starts climbing down the stairs rapidly. Which hormone initiated this act?
1. Thyroxine
2. Adrenaline
3. Glucagon
4. Gastrin
A person is having problems with calcium and phosphorus metabolism in his body. Which one of the following glands may not be functioning properly?
1. Parathyroid
2. Parotid
3. Pancreas
4. Thyroid
A steroid hormone which regulates glucose metabolism is:
1. cortisol
2. corticosterone
3. 11-deoxycorticosterone
4. cortisone
Which of the following is an accumulation and release centre of neurohormones?
| 1. | Posterior pituitary lobe |
| 2. | Intermediate lobe of the pituitary |
| 3. | Hypothalamus |
| 4. | Anterior pituitary lobe |
Which hormone causes dilation of blood vessels, increased oxygen consumption, and glucogenesis?
1. ACTH
2. Insulin
3. Adrenalin
4. Glucagon
How does steroid hormone influence the cellular activities?
| 1. | Using aquaporin channels as second messenger |
| 2. | Changing the permeability of the cell membrane |
| 3. | Binding the DNA and forming a gene-hormone complex |
| 4. | Activating cyclic AMP located on the cell membrane |
Match the following hormones with the respective disease:
| (a) | Insulin | (i) | Addison's disease |
| (b) | Thyroxin | (ii) | Diabetes insipidus |
| (c) | Corticoids | (iii) | Acromegaly |
| (d) | Growth Hormone | (iv) | Goitre |
| (v) | Diabetes mellitus |
Select the correct option.
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
| 2. | (v) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 3. | (ii) | (iv) | (iii) | (i) |
| 4. | (v) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
1. Parathyroid and adrenal
2. Pancreas and parathyroid
3. Thymus and testes
4. Adrenal and ovary
1. parathormone
2. thyroxine
3. calcitonin
4. Both 1 and 3
1. is secreted by anterior pituitary
2. stimulates growth of mammary glands
3. stimulates pituitary to secrete vasopressin
4. causes strong uterine contractions during parturition
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