Hormonal Disorders in Human

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Hormonal Disorders in Human: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Myxedema, Acromegaly, Cushing's Disease, Gigantism, Dwarfism, Hypothyroidism, Goitre, Cretinism, Exophthalmic Goitre, Addison's Disease, Hypoglycemia and Diabetes Mellitus.

Important Questions on Hormonal Disorders in Human

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Which of the following disease is caused by hypersecretion of insulin?

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The malfunction of which hormone is responsible for hypoglycemia?

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Hypersecretion of thyroid hormone is responsible for the hypoglycemia in the body of an individual.

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Addison's disease is characterised by the progressive destruction of the renal cortex.

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Fill in the blank with the correct word given in the bracket.

Addison's disease is a serious _____ (adrenal/thyroid) gland disorder.

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Pick up the mismatched pair from the following.

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Which of the following disorder is not correctly paired to the cause?
I) Goitre - In dietary deficiency of Iodine leads to enlargements of thyroid gland.
II) Cretinism - Hypothyroidism during pregnancy causes defective development and maturation of the growing baby.
III) Diabetes mellitus - Caused due to hypersecretion of Insulin
IV) Diabetes insipidus- Caused due to hyposecretion of ADH

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Graves’ disease is caused due to

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Exophthalmic goitre is also known as 

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Simple goitre is caused by the deficiency of _____.

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Hypersecretion of STH in children causes

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Name the disorders caused by hyposecretion of thyroxine in children and adults.

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Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the urine contains

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Select the pairs that shows important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms.

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Name the condition when the concentration of ketone body increases in urine.

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Select correct match w.r.t vegetative propagules
 

a. Ginger (i) Bulb
b. Pineapple (ii) Bulbil
c. Agave (iii) Rhizome
d. Alium (iv) Sucker

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Which of the following is not a symptom of exophthalmic goitre?

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Which of the following can lead to hypothyroidism?

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'Exophthalmic goitre' (Graves' disease) is caused due to