Why can't insulin be given orally to diabetic patients?
1. Because of structural variation
2. Its bioavailability will be increased 
3. Human body will elicit strong immune response
4. It will be digested in Gastro-Intestinal (GI) tract
Subtopic:  Gastrointestinal Hormones | Pancreas |
 74%
Level 2: 60%+
NEET - 2025
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Which of the following is not a steroid hormone?
1. Testosterone
2. Progesterone
3. Glucagon
4. Cortisol
Subtopic:  Pancreas |
 81%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2024
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Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
A. Epinephrine I. Hyperglycemia
B. Thyroxine II. Smooth muscle contraction
C. Oxytocin III. Basal metabolic rate
D. Glucagon IV. Emergency hormone
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-II,B-I,C-IV,D-III 2. A-III,B-II,C-I,D-IV
3. A-IV,B-III,C-II,D-I 4. A-I,B-IV,C-III,D-II
Subtopic:  Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary | Thyroid Gland Part I | Thyroid Gland Part II | Adrenal Medulla | Pancreas |
 94%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2024
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Match the following columns and select the correct option:

Column I Column II
(a) Pituitary gland  (i) Grave's disease 
(b) Thyroid gland  (ii) Diabetes mellitus 
(c) Adrenal gland (iii) Diabetes insipidus 
(d) Pancreas      (iv) Addison's disease 
 
Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
2. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
3. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
4. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Subtopic:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus | Thyroid Gland Part II | Pancreas: II | Adrenal Cortex: Aldosterone | Pancreas |
 79%
Level 2: 60%+
NEET - 2020
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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) 

Subtopic:  Human Growth Hormone | Thyroid Gland Part I | Adrenal Cortex: Cortisol | Pancreas: I | Pancreas |
 73%
Level 2: 60%+
NEET - 2019
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