Match the following columns and select the correct option:
Column I | Column II | ||
(a) | Pituitary gland | (i) | Grave's disease |
(b) | Thyroid gland | (ii) | Diabetes mellitus |
(c) | Adrenal gland | (iii) | Diabetes insipidus |
(d) | Pancreas | (iv) | Addison's disease |
Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
1. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
2. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
3. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
4. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
1. Glucagon- Beta cells(source)
2. Somatostatin- Delta cells(source)
3. Corpus luteum- Relaxin(secretion)
4. Insulin- Diabetes mellitus(disease)
Name a peptide hormone which acts mainly on hepatocytes, adipocytes and enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilisation:
1. | Insulin | 2. | Glucagon |
3. | Secretin | 4. | Gastrin |
Given ahead is an incomplete table about certain hormones, their source glands and one major effect of each on the body in humans. Identify the correct option for the three blanks A, B and C.
Gland | Secretion | Effect on Body |
A | Oestrogen | Maintenance of secondary sexual characters |
Alpha cells of islets of Langerhans | B | Raises blood sugar level |
Anterior pituitary | C | Oversecretion leads to gigantism |
Options: | A | B | C |
1. | Placenta | Insulin | Vasopressin |
2. | Ovary | Insulin | Calcium |
3. | Placenta | Glucagon | Calcitonin |
4. | Ovary | Glucagon | Growth hormone |
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) |
List-I | List-II | ||
A. | Epinephrine | I. | Hyperglycemia |
B. | Thyroxine | II. | Smooth muscle contraction |
C. | Oxytocin | III. | Basal metabolic rate |
D. | Glucagon | IV. | Emergency hormone |