Oxytocin and vasopressin synthesised in hypothalamus and reach to posterior pituitary by way of

1. Anterior pituitary gland

2. Portal circulation

3. Blood vessels

4. Axons of hypothalamic neuron

Subtopic:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus |
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How many of these hormones will interact with the membrane-bound receptor?
Thyroxin, epinephrine, progesterone, relaxin, estrogen:-

1. Three

2. Two

3. Five

4. One

Subtopic:  Mechanism of Hormone Action |
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Dwarfism, pot belly and deaf-mutism are seen in which disease ?

1. Myxoedema

2. Cretinism

3. Grave's disease

4. Basedow's disease

Subtopic:  Thyroid Gland Part I | Thyroid Gland Part II |
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Which of the following is likely to develop goitre?

1. Thyroid gland that is producing too much parathormone

2. Circulating levels of thyrotropin are too low

3. There is an inadequate supply of iodine

4. The diet contains too much iodine

Subtopic:  Thyroid Gland Part I | Thyroid Gland Part II |
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One of these pairs are not correctly matched

1. Insulin – Raised blood sugar 

2. Cretinism – Mental retardation

3. Grave's Disease – swollen facial tissues 

4. Parathyroid – Tetany

Subtopic:  Thyroid Gland Part I |
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Sugar metabolisms, sex corticoids, salt retaining & stress management hormones releases from :-

1. Only A 2. Only B
3. A & B 4. A, B & C
Subtopic:  Adrenal Medulla | Adrenal Cortex: Cortisol |
Level 3: 35%-60%
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Consider the following four statement (a-d). and select the option which includes all the correct ones only. 

(a) Pineal gland is situated on the ventral side of forebrain.
(b) Corpus luteum is formed after ovulation and its formation is induced by LH.
(c) In female, oxytocin stimulates contraction of uterus at the time of childbirth and milk ejection from mammary body.
(d) Pituitary gland is located in a bony cavity called sella turcica

1. Statements (a), (b) and (d)

2. Statements (b) or (d) 

3. Statement (a), (c) and (d)

4. Statement (b), (c) and (d)

Subtopic:  Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary | Pineal Gland | Misc. Hormones |
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Identify the gland (a) and (b) shown below and select right option giving their number & function

Gland                    Number                 Function

a (i) Thyroid             1 pair                    Promotes the bone deformation

b (ii) Thyroid            2 pairs                   Promotes the stunted growth of growing baby

c (i) Parathyroid       1 pair                     Increases the Ca+2 level in bone

d  (ii) Parathyroid      2 pairs                    Increase the Ca+2 level in blood

Subtopic:  Thyroid Gland Part I | Parathyroid |
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Find out the correct match for the following table.

Column-l                  Column-ll                   Column-lll

(i) Pituitary gland         Growth hormone     Acromegaly

(ii) Thyroid gland         Thyroxine                Exophthalmic goitre

(iii) Pituitary gland       ADH                       Diabetes mellitus

1. (i) only 

2. (i) and (ii) 

3. (i) and (iii)

4. (ii) and (iii) 

 

Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus | Thyroid Gland Part I |
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Find out the correct match from the following table:

Column-I

Column-II

Column-III

(i)

Heart

Atrial natriuretic factor

Decreases blood pressure

(ii)

Kidney

Erythropoietin 

Formation of RBC

(iii)

Gastro-intestinal tract

Gastrin 

Induces gastric secretion

1. (ii) and (iii) 

2. (i) and (iii) 

3. (i) and (ii) 

4. (i), (ii), and (iii)

Subtopic:  Hormones of Heart, Kidney and Gastrointestinal Tract |
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