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Match the column I with column II and select the correct option

.Column I .Column II
A. ANF 1. Regulates blood calcium levels
B. MSH 2. Decreases blood pressure
C. GIP 3. Pigmentation
D. TCT 4. Inhibits gastric secretion

 

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Important Questions on Control and Co-ordination

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The posterior pituitary gland is not a 'true' endocrine gland because
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Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
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When you hold your breath, which of the following gas changes in blood would first lead to the urge to breathe?
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Oxytocin and vasopressin are synthesized in
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The amino acid tryptophan is the precursor for the synthesis of:
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Which of the following hormones that controls blood pressure is secreted by human heart?
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Which of these is not an important component of initiation of parturition in humans?
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Match the following hormones with the respective disease:
  Column – I   Column – II
(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
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Which one of the following hormones though synthesized elsewhere, is stored and release by the master gland?
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Which one of the following hormones is not involved in sugar metabolism?
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A diabetic individual becomes unconscious after self-administering insulin. What should be done immediately to revive the individual?
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Give reason: 
The pituitary gland was formerly called the ‘master endocrine gland'.
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Three uniformly watered plants i, ii and iii were kept in 45% relative humidity, 45% relative humidity with blowing wind and 95% relative humidity, respectively. Arrange these plants in the order (faster to slowest) in which they will dry up.
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Name a peptide hormone which acts mainly on hepatocytes and adipocytes and enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilisation.
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Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in adults does not cause a further increase in height, because
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Tidal Volume and Expiratory Reserve Volume of an athlete is 500 mL and 1000 mL respectively. What will be his Expiratory Capacity if the Residual Volume is 1200 mL?
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How dose steroid hormone influence the cellular activities?
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The rigidity of cellulose is due to:
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Which of the following pairs of hormones are not antagonistic (having opposite effects) to each other?
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Study the following table and pick up the correct combinations:
S.No Endocrine gland Hormone Deficiency disease
I Hypothalamus Vasopressin Diabetes mellitus
II Zona fasciculata of adrenal cortex Cortisol Addison's diseases
III β- Cells of
Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas		 Glucagon Diabetes insipidus
IV Pituitary gland Somatotropin Dwarfism