Underproduction of hormones by adrenal cortex alters carbohydrates metabolism causing acute weakness and fatigue, dehydration and metabolic acidosis. This disease is called
1. Addison's disease
2. Cushing's syndrome
3. Conn's syndrome
4. Adrenal virilism
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Read the following sentences carefully and select the incorrect statement
1. Water soluble hormones produce secondary messengers and accelerate biochemical reactions in the cell
2. Receptors for fat soluble hormones are intracellular in location
3. Thyroxine hormone with specific intracellular receptor regulates the gene expression
4. cGMP is secondary messenger for adrenaline that interacts with intracellular or nuclear receptors
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The anterior pituitary hormones that does not stimulate another endocrine gland is
1. Somatotrophin
2. Thyrotrophin
3. Gonadotrophin
4. Adrenocorticotrophin
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Luteinising hormone (LH) in females
1. Helps in the appearance of secondary sexual characters
2. Stimulates ovary to secrete oestradiol
3. Helps in release of the ovum from the ovary
4. Controls the blood pressure
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On surgical removal of pituitary gland there is fall in levels of glucocorticids and sexcorticoids. This is due to
1. Oxytocin is no longer available from pituitary
2. Atrophy of adrenal medulla
3. Atrophy of adrenal cortex
4. LTH from pituitary is no longer available
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Which pituitary hormone is responsible for enhancing the arterial blood pressure by causing narrowing of arterioles?
1. ACTH
2. Somatotropin
3. ADH
4. LTH