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1.

Which of the following pairs of hormones are not antagonistic (having opposite effects) to each other?

  • Insulin Glucagon
  • Aldosterone Atrial Natriuretic Factor
  • Relaxin Inhibin
  • Relaxin Inhibin
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2.

A pregnant female delivers a baby, who suffer from stunted growth, mental retardation low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of 

  • deficiency of iodine in diet

  • low secretion of growth hormone

  • cancer of the thyroid glad

  • cancer of the thyroid glad

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3.

Which of the following statement is correct in relation to the endocrine system?

  • Adenohypophysis is under the direct neural regulation of the hypothalamus.

  • Organs in the body like gastrointestinal tract, heart, kidney and live

  • Non-nutrient chemicals produced by the body in trace amount that acts as intercellular messengers are known as hormones.

  • Non-nutrient chemicals produced by the body in trace amount that acts as intercellular messengers are known as hormones.

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4.

Which one of the following hormones is not involved in sugar metabolism?

  • Cortisone

  • Aldosterone

  • Insulin

  • Insulin

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5.

Which one of the following hormones though synthesised elsewhere, is stored and released by the master gland?

  • Antidiuretic hormone

  • Luteinizing hormone

  • Prolactin

  • Prolactin

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6.

A person entering an empty room suddenly finds a snake right in front on opening the door. Which one of the following is likely to happen in his neurohormonal control system?

  • Sympathetic nervous system is activated releasing epinephrine and norepinephrine from adrenal medulla

  • Neurotransmitters diffuse rapidly across the cleft and transmit a nerve impulse

  • Hypothalamus activates the parasympathetic division of brain

  • Hypothalamus activates the parasympathetic division of brain

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7.

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 the nucleus)

  • Insulin and glucagon

  • Thyroxin and insulin

  • Somartostatin and oxytocin

  • Somartostatin and oxytocin

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8.

What is correct to say about the hormone action in humans?

  • Glucagon is secreted by straight beta-cells of Islets of Langerhans and stimulates glycogenolysis

  • Secretion of thymosine is stimulated with ageing

  • In females, FSH first binds with specific receptors on ovarian cell membrane

  • In females, FSH first binds with specific receptors on ovarian cell membrane

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9.

Identify the hormone with its correct matching of source and function.

  • Oxytocin - posterior pituitary, growth and maintenance of mammary glands.

  • Melatonin - pineal gland, regulates the normal rhythm of sleep-wake cycle

  • Progesterone - corpus luteum, stimulation of growth and activities of female secondary sex organs

  • Progesterone - corpus luteum, stimulation of growth and activities of female secondary sex organs

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10.

Fight or flight reactions cause activation of 

  • the parathyroid glands, leading to increased metabolic rate

  • the kidney, leading to suppression of reninangiotensin - aldosterone pathway 

  • the adrenal medulla, leading to increased secretion epinephrine and norepinephrine

  • the adrenal medulla, leading to increased secretion epinephrine and norepinephrine

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