Custom Practice Test - 17-NovContact Number: 9667591930 / 8527521718Custom Practice Test - 17-NovContact Number: 9667591930 / 8527521718Which hormone causes dilation of blood vessels, increased oxygen consumption and gluco-genesis ?
1. ACTH
2. Insulin
3. Adrenalin
4. Glucagon
Which of the following hormones does not act through a second messenger?
1. Adrenocorticotropin
2. Insulin
3. Thyrocalcitonin
4. Triiodothyronine
Consider the characteristics of a certain part of the human brain:
I. It contains neurosecretory cells.
II. It is an important part of the limbic system.
III. It is a part of the diencephalons.
This part of the human brain is:
1. Hypothalamus
2. Medulla oblongata
3. Cerebellum
4. Amygdala
Na+/K+ pump is associated with
1. passive transport
2. active transport
3. osmosis
4. imbibition.
| 1. | Cretinism | - | Deaf mutism due to hyposecretion of thyroxine |
| 2. | Goitre | - | Enlargement of thyroid gland due to hyper-secretion of TSH |
| 3. | Diabetes inspidus | - | Diuresis due to hyposecretion of ADH |
| 4. | Growth hormone | - | Deficiency causes gigantism and acromagaly |
Which of the following endocrine gland secretes melatonin
(1) Pituitary gland
(2) Pineal gland
(3) Hypothalamus
(4) Thymus
In retina of eye which kind of axons are found?
(1) Multipolar
(2) Bipolar
(3) Unipolar
(4) Apolar
Which type of reflex is represented by the following diagram when the doctor taps the knee with rubber headed hammer? Which of the following is absent in this reflex (Muscle spindle, Interneuron, Afferent pathway, Efferent pathway)?
1. Simple reflex, muscle spindle
2. knee jerk reflex, interneuron
3. Monosynaptic reflex, muscle spindle
4. Polysynaptic, interneuron
| Hormone | Function | ||
| 1. | T3 | - | Promotes erythropoiesis |
| 2. | TCT | - | Regulates blood calcium level |
| 3. | PTH | - | Stimulates the process of bone resorption |
| 4. | Epinephrine | - | Decreases alertness and increase pupillary constriction |
The resting axonal membrane of a neuron:
1. is not polarized
2. has an excess of anions on the outside
3. is more permeable to potassium ions than to sodium ions
4. cannot be excited by a stimulus
Graves disease is caused due to?
1. hyposecretion of thyroid gland
2. hypersecretion of thyroid gland
3. hyposecretion of adrenal gland
4. hypersecretion of adrenal gland
A gland called ‘Clock of ageing’ that gradually reduces and degenerates in ageing is
1. thyroid
2. thymus
3. parathyroid
4. pituitary
Limbic system is concerned with
1. Components of cerebrum and diencephalon
2. Regulation of sexual behaviour
3. Emotional behaviour
4. All of these
Which of the following is a reflex action?
(1) Sudden withdrawal of body part, when it comes in contact of hot body
(2) Knee jerk reflex
(3) Controlling sleep pattern
(4) More than one options are correct.
The layer of cells which covers the cerebral hemisphere is called
(1) Cerebrum
(2) Pia mater
(3) Cortex
(4) Dura mater
The basal metabolic rate of most of the cells in the human body is directly under the control of:
1. TSH
2. Adrenaline
3. Cortisol
4. Iodothyronines
Regulation of sexual behaviour and motivation is not under the control of which of the following brain part?
(1) Limbic lobe
(2) Hypothalamus
(3) Pons
(4) Both A and C
Which of the following hormone regulates the growth of mammary glands and formation of milk in them.
1. Prolactin
2. Oxytocin
3. FSH
4. LH
Thyrotrophic releasing factor (TRF) is secreted by
1. Hypothalamus
2. Adenopophysis
3. Pars intermedia
4. Neurohypophysis
The cerebral cortex is referred to
(1) White matter
(2) Grey matter
(3) Granule matter
(4) Pia mater
