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Important Questions on Human Nutrition

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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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Which of the following pairs of hormones are not antagonistic (having opposite effects) to each other?
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Which one of the following hormones is not involved in sugar metabolism?
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A chemical signal that has both endocrine and neural roles is:
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Fight-or-flight reaction cause activation of:
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Leydig cells synthesize:
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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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Oxytocin and vasopressin are synthesized in
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Identify the hormone with its correct matching of source and function.
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Which of the following hormones is produced under the condition of stress which stimulates glycogenolysis in the liver of human being?
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Which of these is not an important component of initiation of parturition in humans?
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Which of the following glucose transporters are insulin-dependent?
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The posterior pituitary gland is not a 'true' endocrine gland because
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Glucagon increases the blood glucose concentration by:
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What causes Graves' disease?
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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 is produced by the pancreas?
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Write the name of the largest endocrine found in humans and describe four important diseases due to its disorder.

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The main function of mammalian corpus luteum is to produce:
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A temporary endocrine gland in the human body is