Some hormones can act on their target cells through second messengers. Identify the one that does not:

1. cortisol 2. adrenaline
3. FSH 4. calcitonin

Subtopic:  Mechanism of Hormone Action |
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Hypothalamus secretes the releasing hormones and the inhibitory hormones into:

1. posterior pituitary 2. thalamus
3. hypophyseal portal veins 4. axons of the infundibulum
Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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Identify the pair where the source cells are not correctly matched with the hormone secreted by them:
1. somatotropes; GH
2. thyrotropes; thyroxine
3. mammatropes; PRL
4. corticotropes; ACTH

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A hormone that is expected to stimulate mitosis directly would be:
1. thyrotropin
2. somatotropin
3. corticotropin
4. GHRH

Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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A hormonal disorder that develops when pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone during adulthood is known as:

1. cretinism 2. gigantism
3. Conn’s syndrome 4. acromegaly
Subtopic:  Human Growth Hormone |
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Sterility in a male can be caused by:
1. testosterone
2. prolactin
3. LH
4. ICSH

Subtopic:  Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
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Being a nanopeptide, Oxytocin is closely related chemically to:
1. antidiuretic hormone
2. prolactin
3. melatonin
4. luteinizing hormone

Subtopic:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus |
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Follicles are found in the ovaries and:
1. anterior pituitary
2. testis
3. thyroid
4. pancreas

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The basal metabolic rate is most significantly influenced by:

1. thyroxine 2. cortisone
3. adrenaline 4. melatonin
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All the following would be true for thyroxin except:
1. needed for normal mental growth
2. increases carbohydrate utilization
3. decreases lipid synthesis
4. decreases protein synthesis

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