Which of the following types of hormones are released by Hypothalamus

1.  Releasing hormones

2.  Inhibitory hormones

3.  Both 1 and 2

4.  None of these

Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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Which of the following hormones stimulates the synthesis and secretion of steroid hormones from adrenal cortex

1. LH

2. FSH

3. ACTH

4. MSH

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Which of the following endocrine glands is under the direct neural regulation of the hypothalamus?
1. Pineal
2. Thymus
3. Posterior pituitary
4. Adrenal medulla

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GnRH, a hypothalamic hormone, needed in reproduction, acts on

1. anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and oxytocin
2. anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and FSH
3. posterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of oxytocin and FSH
4. posterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and relaxin
Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2017
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Which of the following hormone is formed in the hypothalamus?

1. Adrenalin

2. Oxytocin

3. Insulin

4. Thyroxine

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What is the effect of GnRH produced by hypothalamus?
1. Stimulates the synthesis and secretion of androgens
2. Stimulates secretion of milk in mammary glands
3. Stimulates foetal ejection reflex
4. Stimulates synthesis of carbohydrates from non-carbohydrates in liver

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AIIMS - 2010
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Adenohypophysis in humans consists of:

1. Pars distalis and Pars nervosa

2. Pars intermedia and Pars distalis

3. Pars nervosa and Pars intermedia

4. Anterior and posterior pituitary.

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Group of neurosecretory cells found in hypothalamus is known as

1.  ganglia

2.  nuclei

3.  Tract

4.  nerve

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Which of the following is not a correct combination of the hormone with its source organ and target organ?

Hormone

Source organ

Target organ

1.

Somatostatin

Hypothalamus

Adenohypophysis

2.

FSH

Ovary

Uterus

3.

TSH

Adenohypophysis

Thyroid

4.

ACTH

Pituitary gland

Adrenal cortex

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Which one of the following hormones though synthesised elsewhere, is stored and

released by the master gland?

1. Antidiuretic hormone

2. Luteinizing hormone

3. Prolactin

4. Melanocyte stimulating hormone

Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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Level 2: 60%+
NEET - 2015
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