When blood pressure increases, the atrial wall of our heart secretes a peptide hormone called 
1. ADH 
2. ACTH 
3. ANF 
4. Aldosterone 

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Travelers who quickly cross several time zones experience jet lag due to disruption of their diurnal rhythm
which is caused due to 
1. Deficiency of thyroxine 
2. Disruption of activity of pineal gland 
3. Overproduction of MSH 
4. Deficiency of thymosin
Subtopic:  Pineal Gland |
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A person is having problem with calcium and phosphate metabolism in his body leading to thinning of bones. Which of the following should not be administered to treat his condition? 
1. Clacitonin 
2. Calcitriol 
3. Parathormone 
4. Vitamin-D3
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Select the odd one among the diabetogenic hormones 
1. Growth hormone 
2. Cortisol 
3. Glucagon 
4. Insulin
Subtopic:  Pancreas: I | Pancreas: II |
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Among the following, select the option which cannot occur due to action of catecholamines
1. Increase in duration of cardiac cycle 
2. Lipolysis and glycogenolysis 
3. Stimulate piloerection 
4. Increase the rate of respiration
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Degeneration of thymus will lead to 
1. Hypersecretion of thymosin 
2. Deficiency of haemoglobin 
3. Increase in number of mature B-lymphocytes 
4. Decline of cell mediated immunity 
Subtopic:  Thymus |
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All of the following statements are incorrect except 
1. Secretin acts on endocrine part of pancreas and stimulates secretion of water and bicarbonate ions 
2. Leydig cells present in seminiferous tubules and corpus luteum are major target of LH 
3. Epinephrine, melanin and thyroxine are derivates of aminoacid tyrosine 
4. cAMP acts as secondary messenger for aldosterone
Subtopic:  Mechanism of Hormone Action |
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Select the set of disorders which are caused due to hyposecretion of hormones 
1. Acromegaly and Cretinism 
2. Exophthalmic goitre and Diabetes mellitus 
3. Tetany and Cretinism 
4. Diabetes insipidus and Acromegaly
Subtopic:  Thyroid Gland Part I | Thyroid Gland Part II |
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Cortisol can perform all the following functions except 
1. Lipolysis and proteolysis 
2. Gluconeogenesis 
3. Immunosuppressive hormone and stimulates erythropoiesis 
4. Inflammatory response
Subtopic:  Adrenal Cortex: Aldosterone |
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Biomolecules considered as an intercellular messenger is 
1. DNA 
2. mRNA
3. Hormone 
4. Enzyme
Subtopic:  Intro to Hormones & Endocrine Glands |
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