Match the follwing columns and select the correct option.
| (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 |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 2. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
| 3. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
| 4. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
Cushing's syndrome is characterized by all the following except:
1. moon face and buffalo hump
2. under-secretion of ACTH
3. easy bruising
4. hyperglycemia
Identify the correctly matched pair:
| Part of the pituitary | Hormone synthesized | |
| I: | Pars distalis | Gonodotropin releasing hormone |
| II: | Pars intermedia | Melanocyte stimulating hormone |
| III: | Pars nervosa | ADH and oxytocin |
| 1. | Only III | 2. | Only II |
| 3. | Only I and II | 4. | Only II and III |
GnRH, a hypothalamic hormone, needed in reproduction, acts on the
| 1. | anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and oxytocin |
| 2. | anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and FSH |
| 3. | posterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of oxytocin and FSH |
| 4. | posterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and relaxin |
Dwarfism can be caused by the deficiency, during childhood, of:
| I. | Growth hormone |
| II. | Thyroid hormones |
| 1. | Only I and the dwarf will have normal mental development |
| 2. | Only II and the dwarf will also be mentally retarded |
| 3. | Both I and II and in both cases the mental development will be affected |
| 4. | Both I and II and mental development will be effected only in II. |