Select the correct statement.
1. Glucagon is associated with hypoglycemia.
2. Insulin acts on pancreatic cells and adipocytes.
3. Insulin is associated with hyperglycemia.
4. Glucocorticoids stimulate gluconeogenesis.
Match the following columns and select the correct option:
Column I | Column II | ||
(a) | Pituitary gland | (i) | Grave's disease |
(b) | Thyroid gland | (ii) | Diabetes mellitus |
(c) | Adrenal gland | (iii) | Diabetes insipidus |
(d) | Pancreas | (iv) | Addison's disease |
Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
1. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
2. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
3. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
4. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
A rise in a heartbeat, increase in the cardiac output, blood pressure and blood sugar occurs during an emergency, by the hormone
1. Aldosterone
2. Antidiuretic hormone
3. Epinephrine
4. Oxytocin
Compared to a bull a bullock is docile because of
1. Lower levels of adrenalin / noradrenalin in its blood
2. Higher levels of thyroxin
3. Higher levels of cortisone
4. Lower levels of blood testosterone
Match the following columns and select the correct option:
Column-I | Column-II | ||
(a) | Pituitary hormone | (i) | Steroid |
(b) | Epinephrine | (ii) | Neuropeptides |
(c) | Endorphins | (iii) | Peptides, proteins |
(d) | Cortisol | (iv) | Biogenic amines |
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
1. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
2. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
3. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
4. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
Hormones stored and released from neurohypophysis are:
1. Thyroid-stimulating hormone and Oxytocin
2. Oxytocin and Vasopressin
3. Follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone
4. Prolactin and Vasopressin
Which of the following conditions will stimulate parathyroid gland to release parathyroid hormone?
1. Fall in active Vitamin D levels
2. Fall in blood Ca+2 levels
3. Fall in bone Ca+2 levels
4. Rise in blood Ca+2 levels
Artificial light, extended work-time and reduced sleep-time disrupt the activity of:
1. Thymus gland
2. Pineal gland
3. Adrenal gland
4. Posterior pituitary gland
Identify A, B and C in the diagrammatic representation of the mechanism of hormone action.
Select the correct option from the following:
1. | A = Steroid Hormone; B = Hormone receptor Complex; C = Protein |
2. | A = Protein Hormone; B = Receptor; C = Cyclic AMP |
3. | A = Steroid Hormone; B = Receptor; C = Second Messenger |
4. | A = Protein Hormone; B = Cyclic AMP; C = Hormone-receptor Complex |
Which of the following hormones is responsible for both the milk ejection reflex and the foetal ejection reflex?
1. | Estrogen | 2. | Prolactin |
3. | Oxytocin | 4. | Relaxin |