Which of the following hormone acts on the smooth muscles of our body and regulates its contraction?

  • vasopressin

  • Oxytocin

  • Gonadotrophins

  • Gulcocorticoids

Which of the following hormone is related with the pigmentation of skin?

  • MSH

  • ACTH

  • LH

  • FSH

Pituitary gland is attached by a stalk through _____________ and located in a bony cavity called____________

  • Hypothalamus, Sella tursica

  • Epithalamus, Sella tursica

  • Thalamus, Sella tursica

  • Cerebrum, Sella tursica

Which of the following is true about pituitary gland?

  • It is known as master gland

  • It is responsible for pigmentation of skin

  • It stimulates both milk synthesis and its ejection

  • All of the above

Which of the disease is likely to happen if an impairment affecting synthesis of ADH results in loss of water and dehydration

  • Diabetes Insipidus

  • Diabetes Mellitus

  • Both 1 and 2

  • None of these

Excess secretion of GH in middle age results in severe disfigurement of face is known as

  • Gigantism

  • Acromegaly

  • Addison disease

  • Grave’s disease

Which of the following is caused because of the excess secretion of the GH?

  • Gigantism

  • Acromegaly

  • Dwarfism

  • Both 1 and 2

Which of the following endocrine gland secretes melatonin

  • Pituitary gland

  • Pineal gland

  • Hypothalamus

  • Thymus

Which of the following hormone regulates sleep-wake cycle ?

  • Melatonin

  • Thyroxine

  • Vasopressin

  • MSH

Which of the following is true about melatonin?

  • It influences metabolism

  • It influences pigmentation

  • It influences menstrual cycle

  • All of these

The thyroid gland is composed of

  • Follicles

  • Stromal tissues

  • Follicular cells enclosing a cavity

  • All of these

Which of the following is true about thyroid gland?

  • It has 2 lobes

  • It is present on either side of trachea

  • both lobes are connected by a thin flap, Isthmus

  • All of these

Which of the following is present in most abundant amount in thyroxine

  • T3

  • T4

  • T2

  • T1

Goitre occurs in case of

  • hyperthyroidism

  • hypothyroidism

  • Cancer of thyroid gland

  • all of these

A child, with stunted growth, mental retardation, low IQ, and deaf- mutism, is having these conditions because of

  • hyperthyroidism

  • hypothyroidism

  • Cancer of thyroid gland

  • all of these

A man is having tumor in thyroid gland which adversely affects the body physiology, this is because of

  • hyperthyroidism

  • hypothyroidism

  • Both 1. and 2.

  • None of these

A person who has enlarged thyroid gland, protruded eye balls, increased BMR and weight loss is suffering from

  • Exopthalmic goitre

  • Graves’ disease

  • Both 1 and 2

  • Addison disease

Which of the following hormone regulates BMR of the body?

  • Thyroxine

  • Thyrocalcitonin

  • Adrenaline

  • Both 2. and 3.

Parathyroid hormone works antagonistic with

  • Thyrocalcitonin

  • Thyroxine

  • ACTH

  • All of these

Which of the following is true about parathyroid glands?

  • They are 4 in number

  • Located on dorsal side of thyroid gland

  • one pair parathyroid gland is present in each lobe of thyroid gland

  • All of these

Which of the following hormone is responsible for cell mediated immunity?

  • Thyroxine

  • adrenaline

  • Thymosins

  • parathyroid

Which of the following hormone is responsible for humoral immunity?

  • Thyroxine

  • Antibodies

  • Thymosins

  • parathyroid

Poor immunity of old people is because of the absence of which gland

  • Pineal gland

  • Thymus

  • Thyroid gland

  • Parathyroid gland

Which of the following is incorrect about thymus gland

  • lobular in structure

  • located on ventral side of heart and aorta

  • important for development of immune system

  • It degenerates in old ages

Which of the following is incorrect about the adrenal gland

  • Located on the posterior part of the kidney

  • located on anterior part of the kidney

  • 2 in number

  • composed of 2 types of tissues

The centrally located tissues of the adrenal gland are called

  • adrenal cortex

  • Adrenal medulla

  • adrenal mediastinum

  • None of these

Which of the following hormone is secreted by the adrenal cortex?

  • Adrenaline

  • Non- adrenaline

  • Catecholamines

  • None of these

Which of the following hormone is secreted by the adrenal medulla?

  • Epinephrine

  • Norepinephrine

  • Catecholamines

  • All of these

Which of the following hormone is known as emergency hormone

  • Adrenaline

  • Non-adrenaline

  • Catecholamines

  • Adrenal medulla

Which of the following is true about catecholamines

  • Increase heartbeat

  • cause goose bumps

  • Pupilary dilation

  • All of these

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