Adenohypophysis is an endocrine gland that secretes all of the following except:
1. corticotropin
2. luteinizing hormone
3. somatostatin
4. somatotropin
A hormonal disorder that develops when pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone during adulthood is known as:
1. cretinism
2. gigantism
3. Conn’s syndrome
4. Acromegaly
The basal part of diencephalon is
1. Hypothalamus
2. Epithalamus
3. Thalamus
4. Both 2 and 3
Group of neurosecretory cells found in hypothalamus is known as
1. ganglia
2. nuclei
3. Tract
4. nerve
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
Which gland is under the direct neural regulation of hypothalamus?
1. Pineal gland
2. Anterior pituitary gland
3. Posterior pituitary gland
4. Thyroid gland
How many of the following hormones are secreted by Anterior Pituitary?
GH, PRL, TSH, ACTH, LH, FSH, Oxytocin and vasopressin
1. 9
2. 8
3. 6
4. 7
How many of the following hormones are secreted by posterior pituitary?
GH, PRL, TSH, ACTH, LH, FSH, MSH, Oxytocin and vasopressin
1. 2
2. 4
3. 1
4. 6
Which of the following hormones stimulates the synthesis and secretion of steroid hormones from adrenal cortex
1. LH
2. FSH
3. ACTH
4. MSH
Which of the following hormone induce ovulation and maintains corpus luteum?
1. FSH
2. LH
3. Both A and B
4. Estrogen