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Which of the following pair of hormones are antagonistic in action?

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Important Questions on Homeostasis

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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 pairs of hormones are not antagonistic (having opposite effects) to each other?
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What is insulin shock?
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Glucagon increases the blood glucose concentration by:
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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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Which one of the following hormones though synthesized elsewhere, is stored and release by the master gland?
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What is the function of protein GLUT-4?
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Which one of the following hormones is not involved in sugar metabolism?
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Which of the following is not an enzyme?
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Leydig cells synthesize:
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A chemical signal that has both endocrine and neural roles is:
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Which of these is not an important component of initiation of parturition in humans?
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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