Multiple Choice Questions

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The source of somatostatin is same as that of

  • thyroxine and calcitonin

  • insulin and glucagon

  • somatotropin and prolactin

  • vasopresin and oxytocin


D.

vasopresin and oxytocin

The source of somatostatin is same as that of vasopressin and oxytocin. Somatostatin is produced from hypothalamus (somatostatin neuron) and oxytocin and vasopressin are also produced in the nuclei of hypothalamus, though later they are stored and released from posterior pituitary.


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Assertion: Diabetes insipidus is marked by excessive urination and too much thirst of water.

Reason: Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) is secreted by the posterior lobe of pituitary gland,

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

  • If Assertion is true but Reason is false

  • If both Assertion and Reason are false.


Which one of the following four glands is correctly matched with the accompanying description ?

  • Thyroid - hyperactivity in young children causes cretinism

  • Thymus - starts undergoing atrophy after puberty

  • Parathyroid - secretes parathormone which promotes movement of calcium ions from blood into bones during calcification

  • Pancreas - Delta cells of the Islets of Langerhans secrete a hormone which stimulates glycolysis in liver


Which is not a gonadal hormone

  • Progesterone

  • Testosterone

  • Adrenalin

  • Estrogen


Tadpoles of frog can be made to grow as giant sized tadpoles, if they are

  • administered antithyroid substance like thiourea

  • administered large amounts of thyroxine

  • reared on a diet rich in egg yolk

  • reared on a diet rich in both egg yolk and glucose.


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Which endocrine gland becomes inactive in old age

  • Adrenal

  • Thymus

  • Pineal

  • Pituitary


Assertion : Aldosterone is a steroid hormone and is important in the control of sodium and potassium ion concentration in mammals.

Reason : It upgrades sodium ion concentration in the ECF by promoting reabsorption of sodium ions from renal tubules and excretion of potassium ions in urine.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false


Which one of the following four secretions is correctly matched with its source, target and nature of action?

  • Secretion Source Target Action
    Gastrin Stomach lining Oxyntic cells Production of HCl
  • Inhibin Sertoli cells Hypothalamus Inhibition of secretion of gonadotropin releasing hormone
  • Enterokinase Duodenum Gall bladder Release of bile juice
  • Atrial Natiuretic Factor (ANF) Sinu atrial node (SAN) M- cells of Atria Juxta- glomerular apparatus (JGA) Inhibition of release of renin

Adrenal gland is derived from

  • ectoderm

  • mesoderm

  • endoderm

  • both (a) and (b)


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Assertion: Our body secretes adrenaline in intense cold.

Reason: Adrenaline raises metabolic rate.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


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