1. parathormone
2. thyroxine
3. calcitonin
4. Both 1 and 3
Feeling the tremors of an earthquake, a scared resident of the seventh floor of a multi-storey building starts climbing down the stairs rapidly. Which hormone initiated this act?
1. Thyroxine
2. Adrenaline
3. Glucagon
4. Gastrin
A steroid hormone which regulates glucose metabolism is:
1. cortisol
2. corticosterone
3. 11-deoxycorticosterone
4. cortisone
Which hormone causes dilation of blood vessels, increased oxygen consumption, and glucogenesis?
1. ACTH
2. Insulin
3. Adrenalin
4. Glucagon
How does steroid hormone influence the cellular activities?
1. | Using aquaporin channels as second messenger |
2. | Changing the permeability of the cell membrane |
3. | Binding the DNA and forming a gene-hormone complex |
4. | Activating cyclic AMP located on the cell membrane |
Match the following hormones with the respective disease:
(a) | Insulin | (i) | Addison's disease |
(b) | Thyroxin | (ii) | Diabetes insipidus |
(c) | Corticoids | (iii) | Acromegaly |
(d) | Growth Hormone | (iv) | Goitre |
(v) | Diabetes mellitus |
Select the correct option.
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
1. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
2. | (v) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
3. | (ii) | (iv) | (iii) | (i) |
4. | (v) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
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)
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
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 |
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)