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Important Questions on Human Nutrition

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Name the hormones related to the following functions

(i) Regulation of sugar levels in the blood

(ii) Stimulation for the secretion of hormones from the thyroid gland

(iii) Causing the growth of corpus luteum and stimulating the secretion of progesterone hormone in the female body

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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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Identify which of the following statements is not true regarding Insulin
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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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Which of the following hormones that controls blood pressure is secreted by human heart?
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Which of the following options best represents the enzyme composition of pancreatic juice?
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What is insulin shock?
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The enzyme that is not present in succus entericus is:
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Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
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_____is the hormone that regulates the amount of glucose (sugar) in blood.
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Removal of the pancreas impairs the breakdown of
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What is the function of protein GLUT-4?
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The first enzyme that the food encounters in human digestive system is
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Which of the following is not an enzyme?
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Which one of the following glands does not secrete saliva?
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Which of the following is NOT an enzyme?
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Which of the following anions neutralize the acidic pH of the chyme that enters into the duodenum from the stomach?
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Give reason: 
The pancreas is a dual gland.
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Match the organ in column I to common name in column II ?

  Column I   Column II
(i) Epinephrine (a) Stimulates in muscle growth
(ii) Testosterone (b) Decreases in blood pressure
(iii) Glucagon (c) Breakdown of liver glycogen
(iv) Atrial natriuretic factor (d) Increases heart beat
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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