Cells die at the time of release of secretory materials in
holocrine gland
apocrine gland
merocrine gland
mixed or apocrine gland
Which one of the following is called intra-specific chemical messenger?
Pheromones
Prostaglandins
Corticotrophin
Catecholamines
Which one of the following secretes glucagon?
Beta () cells of islets of Langerhans
Alpha () cells of islets of Langerhans
Acidophilic cells of adenohypophysis
Basophilic cells of adenohypophysis
B.
Alpha () cells of islets of Langerhans
The islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine cells. Hormones produced in the islets of Langerhans are secreted directly into the blood flow by five types of cells, mentioned as follows.
Alpha cells secrete glucagon.
Beta cells secrete insulin and amylin delta cells secrete somatosatin.
Gamma cells secrete pancreatic polypeptide and epsilon cells secrete ghrelin.
Which one of the following enzymes is responsible for the conversion of norepinephrine to epinephrine?
Catecholamine-O-methyltransferase
Phenylalanine-N-methyltransferase
DOPA decarboxylase
Monoamine oxidase
The hormone that stimulates the release of pancreatic juice is
secretin
glucagon
inhibin
insulin
Match the following Columns.
Column I | Column II |
A. Hyperthyroidism | 1. Myxedema |
B. Hyposecretion of glucocorticoids | 2. Addison's disease |
C. Hypothyroidism- I | 3. Increased metabolic rate |
D. Hyperparathyroidism |
4. Cushing's syndrome 5. Kidney stone |
A- 3; B- 2; C- 1; D- 5
A- 3; B- 4; C- 1; D- 2
A- 1; B- 4; C- 3; D- 2
A- 1; B- 2; C- 3; D- 5
What would not take place if chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla undergoes oncogenesis?
High blood sugar and glucosuria
High BMR
Pheochromocytomas
Low blood pressure
Glands in a vertebrate body originate from
ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm
ectoderm and endoderm
mesoderm
ectoderm