Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. | Hyposecretion of growth hormone in childhood | Dwarfism |
2. | Hyposecretion of growth hormone in adulthood | Cretinism |
3. | Hypersecretion of growth hormone in childhood | Gigantism |
4. | Hypersecretion of growth hormone in adulthood | Acromegaly |
The only hormone secreted by pars intermedia of hypophysis is:
1. MSH | 2. GnRH |
3. Vasopressin | 4. Prolactin |
Pars distalis is:
1. | the posterior lobe of pituitary made of neural tissue |
2. | the well developed intermediate lobe of pituitary in humans |
3. | the major part of the adenohypophysis |
4. | the connection between anterior pituitary and hypothalamus |
1. | Gonadotropins | 2. | ACTH |
3. | Prolactin | 4. | Melatonin |
The hormone angiotensinogen is produced by:
1. | Liver | 2. | Kidney |
3. | Heart | 4. | Pituitary |
The definition of hormone describes them as having all the following features except:
1. non-nutrient chemicals
2. intra-cellular messengers
3. produced in trace amounts
4. act on distant target organ
ADH and oxytocin are synthesized by:
1. Anterior pituitary | 2. Hypothalamus |
3. Pars intermedia | 4. Pars nervosa |
Which of the following endocrine glands is under direct neural regulation of hypothalamus?
1. | Pineal | 2. | Adrenal medulla |
3. | Posterior pituitary | 4. | Anterior pituitary |
The releasing hormones and inhibitory hormones secreted by hypothalamus reach anterior pituitary by:
1. | portal circulation | 2. | axons |
3. | general circulation | 4. | lymph |
Which hormone is antagonistic to insulin regarding its effects on carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism?
1. | Glucagon | 2. | Growth hormone |
3. | Melatonin | 4. | Cortisol |