Multiple Choice Questions

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The pars distalis region of pituitary does not produce these hormones

I. Melanocyte stimulating hormone

II. Vasopressin

III. Prolactin

IV. Growth hormone

  • III only

  • I and IV

  • II and IV

  • II and III

  • II and III


E.

I and II

Pars intermedia secretes only one hormone called melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH). Neurohypophysis (pars nervosa) also known as posterior pituitary, stores and releases two hormones called oxytocin and vasopressin which are actually synthesised by the hypothalamus and are transported axonally to neurohypophysis.


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Sudoriferous glands occur in :

  • lung

  • kidney

  • skin

  • alimentary canal


Which of the following statement is wrong ?

  • Sella turcica is a bony cavity where the pituitary gland is located

  • Parathyroid hormone decreases the Ca2+ levels in blood

  • Thymosins play a major role in T cell differentiation

  • The middle layer of adrenal cortex is zona fasciculata

  • The middle layer of adrenal cortex is zona fasciculata


Match the hormones secreted by various endocrine structures and choose the correct option.

Column I Column II
i. Hypothalamus (A) Melanocyte stimulating hormone
ii. Pars intermedia (B)  Aldosterone
iii. Pineal gland (C) Gonadotrophin releasing hormone
iv. Adrenal medulla (D) Melatonin
v. Adrenal cortex (E) Catecholamines

  • i - E; ii - A; iii - D; iv - B; v - C

  • i - E; ii - D; iii - A; iv - B; v - C

  • i - B; ii - D; iii - A; iv - C; v - E

  • i - C; ii - A; iii - D; iv - B; v - E

  • i - C; ii - A; iii - D; iv - B; v - E


Function of the somatostatin is to

  • stimulate pituitary synthesis and release gonadotropins

  • inhibit the release of gonadotropins from pituitary

  • stimulate pituitary and promotes the secretion of growth hormone

  • inhibit the release of growth hormone from the pituitary

  • inhibit the release of growth hormone from the pituitary


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This hormone reduces cellular glucose uptake and utilization

  • Glucagon

  • Insulin

  • Aldosterone

  • Thymosin

  • Thymosin


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 - ii; B - iv; C - iii; D - i

  • A - v; B - iv; C - i; D - iii

  • A - iii; B - iv; C - i; D - iii

  • A - v; B - i; C - ii; D - iii


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