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
Select the correct matching of a hormone, its source and its function:
Hormone | Source | Function | |
1. | Norepineph rine |
Adrenal medulla | Increases heartbeat, rate of respiration and alertness |
2. | Glucagon | Beta-cells of Islets of Langerhans |
Stimulates glycogenolysis |
3. | Prolactin | Posterior pituitary |
Regulates growth of mammary glands and milk formation in females |
4. | Vasopressin | Posterior pituitary |
Increases loss of water through urine |
The 24-hours (diurnal) rhythm of our body such as the sleep-wake cycle is regulated by the hormone:
1. melatonin
2. calcitonin
3. prolactin
4. adrenaline
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) |
Contraction in gall is bladder is stimulated by:
1. CCK
2. PZ
3. Secretin
4. Enterogastrone
Which of the following stimulates the secretion of gastric juice:
1. Gastrin
2. Enterogasterone
3. Secretin
4. Hepatocrinin
Function of thyrocalcitonin:
1. To reduce the calcium level in blood
2. To increase the calcium level in blood
3. Oppose the action of thyroxine
4. Maturation of gonads
Which of the following is a steroid hormone?
1. Progesterone
2. Cholesterol
3. ACTH
4. Adrenaline
Which one of the following hormones is a modified amino acid?
1. Progesterone
2. Prostaglandin
3. Estrogen
4. Epinephrine
Which one of the following pair correctly matches a hormone with a disease resulting from its deficiency:
1. Insulin – Diabetes insipidus
2. Thyroxine – Tetany
3. Parathyroid hormone – Diabetes mellitus
4. Luteinizing hormone – Failure of ovulation