Endocrine Glands and Hormones
Endocrine Glands and Hormones: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Pituitary Gland, Insulin, Adrenaline, Melatonin, Thyroid Gland, Hormones, Adrenal Gland, Progesterone, Endocrine Glands, Pineal Gland, Estrogen, Thyroxine, Corticoids, Cortisol, Thymus and, Corpus Luteum
Important Questions on Endocrine Glands and Hormones
Study the following flow chart. Choose the correct sequence of hormones involved at each stage:
Damage to thymus in a child may lead to:
Pancreas produces
A person had to undergo a surgery in which a major portion of his pancreas was removed. Which of the following food constituents will he find especially difficult to digest?
Secretion of gastric juice is stopped by:
Match List I and List II
| List I | List II | ||
| A | CCK | I | Kidney |
| B | GIP | II | Heart |
| C | ANF | III | Gastric gland |
| D | ADH | IV | Pancreas |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following options are correct?
A. An excessive loss of body fluid from the body switches off osmoreceptors.
B. ADH facilitates water reabsorption to prevent diuresis
C. ANF causes vasodilation
D. ADH causes increase in blood pressure
E. ADH is responsible for decrease in GFR.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following are NOT under the control of thyroid hormone?
A. Maintenance of water and electrolyte balance
B. Regulation of basal metabolic rate
C. Normal rhythm of sleep-wake cycle
D. Development of immune system
E. Support the process of R.B.C.s formation
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
The 'biological clock' in higher vertebrates is regulated by :
Which of the following hormone is directly acting on the tissue cells?
In a non-pregnant female there is no synthesis of milk because:
Spermatogenesis starts at puberty due to the secretion of
Out of the following hormones, how many are secreted from adenohypophysis?
[Prolactin, ADH, GH, LH, Aldosterone, MSH, Melatonin, PTH]
Which of the following hormones influence male sexual behaviour?
Select the incorrect match:
Presence of which substances in urine are indicative of diabetes mellitus?
Which of the following hormone is an amino-acid derivative ?
MSH of pars intermedia of middle pituitary is responsible for
ANF leads to
Which one is correct about testis in human?
