ACTH controls the secretion of:
1. cortisol
2. aldosterone
3. epinephrine
4. testosterone
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
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
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
Which one of the following hormones is not involved in sugar metabolism?
1. Cortisone
2. Aldosterone
3. Insulin
4. Glucagon
Which one of the following hormones though synthesised elsewhere, is stored and
released by the master gland?
1. Antidiuretic hormone
2. Luteinizing hormone
3. Prolactin
4. Melanocyte stimulating hormone
Which of the following statement is correct in relation to the endocrine system?
1. Adenohypophysis is under direct neural regulation of the hypothalamus
2. Organs in the body like gastrointestinal tract. heart, kidney and liver do not produce any hormones
3. Non-nutrient chemicals produced by the body in trace amount that act as intercellular messenger are known as hormones
4. Releasing and inhibitory hormones are produced by the pituitary gland
Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily
pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it (mostly
in the nucleus)?
1. Insulin and glucagon
2. Thyroxin and insulin
3. Somatostatin and oxytocin
4. Cortisol and testosterone