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. |
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)
If insufficient PTH is produced, the blood calcium level drops, resulting in ______.
1. reduced growth in childhood or parathyroid dwarfism
2. tetany, where the body shakes from continuous muscle contraction
3. osteoporosis
4. blood clotting
A person with Addison disease ___________.
1. is unable to replenish blood glucose levels under
stressful conditions
2. develops dramatically more male features
3. develops a rounded face and edema
4. has overgrowth of hands and face
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
The hormones from the heart, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract respectively are:
1. ANF, Rennin, Trypsin
2. ADH, Renin, GIP
3. ANF, Erythropoietin, CCK
4. GIP, CCK, Renin
Select the true statement(s):
A. Growth factors are hormones secreted by several non-endocrine tissues.
B. Estradiol is synthesised and secreted mainly by growing ovarian follicles.
C. Catecholamines stimulate the breakdown of glycogen.
D. Adrenal cortex secretes androgen like hormone.
1. B & C
2. A, C & D
3. A, B, C, D
4. B, C & D
Identify the hormone:
I. It favors glycogenesis
II. It favors fat synthesis and deposition
III. It favors protein anabolism
1. Cortisol
2. Insulin
3. Growth hormone
4. Adrenaline
Which of the following hormones is incorrectly paired with its action?
1. oxytocin–stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth
2. thyroxine–stimulates metabolic processes
3. insulin–stimulates glycogen breakdown in the liver
4. ACTH–stimulates the release of glucocorticoids by the adrenal cortex