All the following chemicals are steroids except:

1. adrenaline 2. cholesterol
3. estrogen 4. cortisone

Subtopic:  Hormones: General Consideration |
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Adenohypophysis is an endocrine gland that secrets all the following except:

1. corticotropin 2. luteinizing hormone
3. somatostatin 4. somatotropin
Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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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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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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What would be the result of hypoadrenalism [Addison’s disease]?

1. Decreased blood concentrations of cortisol and aldosterone, and increased concentrations of CRH and ACTH

2. Decreased blood concentrations of epinephrine and norepinephrine, and no change in concentrations of CRH and ACTH

3. Decreased blood concentrations of thyroid hormones, and increased concentrations of TRH and TSH

4. Increased blood concentrations of cortisol and aldosterone, and decreased concentrations of CRH and ACTH

Subtopic:  Adrenal Medulla |
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The major portion of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is called as:

1. pars distalis 2. pars nervosa
3. pars tuberalis 4. Herring body
Subtopic:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus |
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All the following regarding parathyroid glands are true except:
1. They usually include four small glands.
2. They are embedded in the posterior surfaces of the lateral lobes of the thyroid gland.
3. They secrete parathyroid hormone and calcitonin.
4. They play a critical role in calcium homeostasis.

Subtopic:  Thyroid Gland Part I | Parathyroid |
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The peptide thyroid hormone that lowers calcium and phosphate ion concentration in the blood is:

1. thyroxine 2. triiodothyronine
3. calcitonin 4. thyroid-stimulating hormone
Subtopic:  Thyroid Gland Part I |
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What term/s would describe adrenaline and noradrenaline?

1. neurotransmitter 2. hormone
3. neurotransmitter and hormone 4. steroid hormone
Subtopic:  Adrenal Medulla |
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Identify the hormone:

I. It favours glycogenesis

II. It favours fat synthesis and deposition

III. It favours protein anabolism

1. Cortisol 2. Insulin
3. Growth hormone 4. Adrenaline
Subtopic:  Pancreas: I |
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