Q. No.
The definition of hormone describes them as having all the following features except:
1. non-nutrient chemicals
2. intra-cellular messengers
3. produced in trace amounts
4. act on distant target organ
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| Assertion (A): | Apart from the organised endocrine glands, hormones are secreted by other parts of the human body as well. |
| Reason (R): | Hormone is any non-nutrient chemical which acts as intercellular messenger and is produced in trace amounts. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
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Somatostatin from the hypothalamus:
| 1. | stimulates secretion of insulin and glucagon by pancreas |
| 2. | inhibits secretion of insulin and glucagon by pancreas |
| 3. | stimulates secretion of growth hormone from anterior pituitary |
| 4. | inhibits secretion of growth hormone from anterior pituitary |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
| 1. | Hyposecretion of growth hormone in childhood | Dwarfism |
| 2. | Hyposecretion of growth hormone in adulthood | Cretinism |
| 3. | Hypersecretion of growth hormone in childhood | Gigantism |
| 4. | Hypersecretion of growth hormone in adulthood | Acromegaly |
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The only hormone secreted by pars intermedia of hypophysis is:
| 1. MSH | 2. GnRH |
| 3. Vasopressin | 4. Prolactin |
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Pars distalis is:
| 1. | the posterior lobe of pituitary made of neural tissue |
| 2. | the well developed intermediate lobe of pituitary in humans |
| 3. | the major part of the adenohypophysis |
| 4. | the connection between anterior pituitary and hypothalamus |
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| 1. | Gonadotropins | 2. | ACTH |
| 3. | Prolactin | 4. | Melatonin |
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ADH and oxytocin are synthesized by:
| 1. Anterior pituitary | 2. Hypothalamus |
| 3. Pars intermedia | 4. Pars nervosa |
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The arrow shows an area of the brain with a number of important functions including linking the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland. This area must be:
| 1. Hypophysis | 2. Hypothalamus |
| 3. Corpora quadrigemina | 4. Mammillary body |
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Which of the following endocrine glands is under direct neural regulation of hypothalamus?
| 1. | Pineal | 2. | Adrenal medulla |
| 3. | Posterior pituitary | 4. | Anterior pituitary |
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