A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation/low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of:
1. Low secretion of growth hormone
2. Cancer of the thyroid gland
3. Over secretion of pars distalis
4. Deficiency of iodine in diet

Subtopic:  Thyroid Gland Part II |
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Select the answer which correctly matches the endocrine gland with the hormone it secretes and its function/deficiency symptom: 

 Endocrine gland  Hormone  Function/deficiency symptom
 (A)  Posterior Pituitary  Growth Hormone (GH)  Oversecretion stimulates abnormal growth
 (B)  Thyroid gland  Thyroxine  Lack of iodine in diet results in goitre
 (C)  Corpus luteum  Testosterone  Stimulates spermatogenesis
 (D)  Anterior pituitary  oxytocin  Stimulates uterus contraction during childbirth

1. (A)

2. (B)

3. (C)

4. (D)

Subtopic:  Thyroid Gland Part I | Thyroid Gland Part II |
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Identify the hormone with its correct matching of source and function:

1. Oxytocin- posterior pituitary, growth and maintenance of mammary glands.
2. Melatonin- pineal gland, regulates the normal rhythm of sleep-wake cycle.
3. Progesterone- corpus-luteum, stimulation of growth and activities of female secondary sex organs.
4. Atrial natriuretic factor- ventricular wall increases blood pressure. 
Subtopic:  Pineal Gland | Misc. Hormones |
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Fight - or - flight reaction cause activation of:

1. the parathyroid glands, leading to increased metabolic rate.
2. the kidney, leading to suppression of the rennin angiotensin-aldosterone pathway.
3. the adrenal medulla, leading to increased secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine
4. the pancreas leading to a reduction in blood sugar levels.

Subtopic:  Adrenal Medulla |
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Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus)?

1. Insulin and glucagon

2. Thyroxin and insulin

3. Somatosatin and oxytocin

4. Cortisol and testosterone

Subtopic:  Mechanism of Hormone Action |
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What is correct to say about the hormone action in humans?

1. Glucagon is secreted by β-cells of the islet of Langerhans and stimulates glycogenolysis
2. Secretion of thymosin is stimulates with ageing
3. In females, FSH first binds with specific receptors on ovarian cell membrane
4. FSH stimulates the secretion of oestrogen and progesterone

Subtopic:  Mechanism of Hormone Action |
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AIPMT - 2012
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Match the source gland with its respective hormone as well as the function. 

Source
gland
Hormone Function
(a) Posterior
pituitary
Vasopressin Stimulates reabsorption
of water in the distal
tubules in the nephron
(b) Corpus
luteum
Prolactin Supports pregnancy
(c) Thyroid Thyroxine Regulates blood calcium
level
(d) Anterior
pituitary
Oxytocin Contraction of uterus
muscles during childbirth

1.  (a)

2.  (b)

3.  (c)

4.  (d)

Subtopic:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus | Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary | Thyroid Gland Part I |
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Given ahead is an incomplete table about certain hormones, their source glands and one major effect of each on the body in humans. Identify the correct option for the three blanks A, B and C.

 Gland  Secretion Effect on Body
  A    Oestrogen Maintenance of secondary sexual characters
Alpha cells of islets of Langerhans  B Raises blood sugar level
Anterior pituitary   C Oversecretion leads to gigantism
 
Options: A B C
1. Placenta   Insulin Vasopressin
2. Ovary      Insulin Calcium
3. Placenta Glucagon  Calcitonin
4. Ovary    Glucagon Growth hormone
Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus | Human Growth Hormone | Pancreas: I | Pancreas |
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Injury to adrenal cortex is not likely to affect the secretion of which one of the following?

1. Aldosterone

2. Both androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone

3. Adrenalin

4. Cortisol

Subtopic:  Adrenal Medulla |
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Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

1. Glucagon- Beta cells(source)

2. Somatostatin- Delta cells(source)

3. Corpus luteum- Relaxin(secretion)

4. Insulin- Diabetes mellitus(disease)

Subtopic:  Pancreas: I | Pancreas |
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