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 |
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Hormones stored and released from neurohypophysis are:

1. Thyroid-stimulating hormone and Oxytocin

2. Oxytocin and Vasopressin

3. Follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone

4. Prolactin and Vasopressin

Subtopic:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus |
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The posterior pituitary gland is not a 'true' endocrine gland because:

1. it is provided with a duct

2. it only stores and releases hormones

3. it is under the regulation of hypothalamus

4. it secretes enzymes

Subtopic:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus |
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Which one of the following hormones though synthesised elsewhere, is stored and released by the master gland?
1. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
2. Antidiuretic hormone
3. Luteinizing hormone
4. Prolactin

Subtopic:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus |
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NEET - 2015
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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)

Subtopic:  Pituitary & Hypothalamus | Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary | Thyroid Gland Part I |
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