Multiple Choice QuestionsWhich of the following pairs of hormones can easily pass through the cell membrane and binds to a receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus)
Insulin, glucagon
Thyroxine, insulin
Somatostatin, oxytocin
Cortisol, testosterone
Assertion: The immune responses of old persons become weak.
Reason: Thymus is degenerated in old individuals resulting in a decreased production of thymosin
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.
Assertion: Adrenocorticotropic-Releasing Hormones (ARH) excite the anterior lobe of
pituitary gland to produce adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
Reason: ACTH stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete its glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid hormones.
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.
Catecholamine in a normal person induces
intense salivation
alertness
decrease in heart beat
excessive urination.
B.
alertness
The adrenal medulla secretes two hormones called adrenaline or epinephrine and noradrenaline or norepinephrine. These are commonly called as catecholamines. These are rapidly secreted in response to stress of any kind and during emergency situations and are called emergency hormones or hormones of fight or flight. These hormones increase alertness, pupillary dilation, piloerection (raising of hairs), sweating, etc. Both the hormones increase the heartbeat, the strength of heart contraction and the rate of respiration. Catecholamines also stimulate the breakdown of glycogen, lipids and proteins.
Assertion: Less iodine intake causes goitre.
Reason: Less iodine in body decreases thyroxine secretion
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 of the following is correct?
Paneth cells secrete pepsinogen
Parietal cells secrete hydrochloric acid
Argentaffin cells secrete mucus
Chief cells secrete gastrin
What is the effect of GnRH produced by hypothalamus?
Stimulates the synthesis and secretion of androgens
Stimulates secretion of milk in mammary glands
Stimulates foetal ejection reflex
Stimulates synthesis of carbohydrates from non- carbohydrates in liver
Assertion : Adrenaline is called an emergency hormone.
Reason : It acts on the cells of skeletal, cardiac, smooth muscles, blood vessels and fat cells
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
Assertion : Insulin is antagonistic to glucagon.
Reason : It is an anabolic hormone.
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.
Assertion : Pantothenic acid deficiency is probably the most common vitamin deficiency.
Reason : Macrocytic anaemia is a characteristic feature of pantothenic acid deficiency.
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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