What are the causes of hyperthyroidism?

Important Questions on Control and Coordination

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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 these is not an important component of initiation of parturition in humans?

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The posterior pituitary gland is not a 'true' endocrine gland because

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Which of the following hormones is produced by the pancreas?

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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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A chemical signal that has both endocrine and neural roles is:

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Which of the following glucose transporters are insulin-dependent?

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Which one of the following hormones is not involved in sugar metabolism?

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Leydig cells synthesize:

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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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Mention the name and symptoms of the disease characterised by increased BMR?

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A temporary endocrine gland in the human body is

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What causes Graves' disease?

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Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in adults does not cause a further increase in height, because

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The main function of mammalian corpus luteum is to produce:

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Match the following hormones with the respective disease:

	Column – I		Column – II
$\left(\mathrm{a}\right)$	Insulin	$\left(\mathrm{i}\right)$	Addison’s disease
$\left(\mathrm{b}\right)$	Thyroxin	$\left(\mathrm{i}\mathrm{i}\right)$	Diabetes insipidus
$\left(\mathrm{c}\right)$	Corticoids	$\left(\mathrm{i}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{i}\right)$	Acromegaly
$\left(\mathrm{d}\right)$	Growth Hormone	$\left(\mathrm{i}\mathrm{v}\right)$	Goitre
		$\left(\mathrm{v}\right)$	Diabetes mellitus

Select the correct option

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Glucagon increases the blood glucose concentration by:

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Which of the following pairs of hormones are not antagonistic (having opposite effects) to each other?

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Give reasons: 
People living in the hilly regions are advised to use iodised salt.