Hormones of Gastrointestinal Tract, Heart and Kidney
Hormones of Gastrointestinal Tract, Heart and Kidney: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Gastrointestinal Hormones,Cholecystokinin,Gastric Inhibitory Peptide etc.
Important Questions on Hormones of Gastrointestinal Tract, Heart and Kidney
Secretin is secreted by
Statement I: The juxta-glomerular cells of kidney produce a steroid hormone called erythropoietin which stimulates erythropoiesis.
Statement II: Secretin acts on the endocrine pancreas & stimulate secretion of water & bicarbonate ions.
Match the following columns.
| Column I (Production site) |
Column II (Hormones) |
| (A) Atrial wall | (1) |
| (B) Thyroid gland | (2) |
| (C) Parathyroid | (3) |
| (D) | (4) gastrin and secretin |
What is erythropoietin? What is its function?
Gastrin stimulates the secretion of hydrochloric acid.
What is the site of secretion of cholecystokinin in duodenum?
What is the role of cholecystokinin in the process of digestion?
Explain the function of erythropoietin.
Which of the following hormone is released from the kidney in response to hypoxia?
_____ (Hypoxia/Dementia) intiates the process of release of erythropoietin.
Erythropoietin is released from the heart in the human body.
Which among the following do not secrete any hormone?
Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) inhibits the release of hormone _____ from the juxtaglomerular apparatus.
The function of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP) is to reduce the workload of the heart by decreasing blood pressure.
Which of the following is incorrect match w.r.t. hormone, its source and the target organ?
Hormone involved in the discharge of pancreatic juice in mammals is
Cholecystokinin and secretin are
Which of the following is not a proteolytic enzyme
Or
Which of the following do not belongs to the class of pepsin and trypsin
Or
Hormone released from kidney is
Which one of the following four secretions is correctly matched with its source, target and nature of action
| Secretion | Source | Target | Action | |
| (a) | Gastrin | Stomach lining | Oxyntic cells | Production of HCI |
| (b) | lnhibin | Sertoli cells | Hypothalamus | Inhibition of secretion of gonadotropi n releasing hormone |
| (c) | Enterokinase | Duodenum | Gall bladder | Release of bile juice |
| (d) | Atrial Natriuretic Factor (ANF) | Sinu atria node (SAN) M-cells of Atria | Juxta-glomerular apparatus (JGA) | Inhibition of release of renin |
Which of the following statement is correct
