Which of the following glucose transporters is insulin-dependent?

  • GLUT IV

  • GLUT I

  • GLUT II

  • GLUT III

How does steroid hormone influence the cellular activities?

  • Using aquaporin channels as second messenger

  • Changing the permeability of the cell membrane

  • Binding the DNA and forming a gene-hormone complex

  • Activating cyclic AMP located on the cell membrane

Match the following hormones with the respective disease:

(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.

             (a)         (b)        (c)        (d)

  •           (ii)         (iv)        (i)        (iii)

  •           (v)          (i)         (ii)       (iii)

  •           (ii)         (iv)        (iii)       (i)

  •           (v)         (iv)        (i)        (iii)

Which of the following hormones is responsible for both the milk ejection reflex and the foetal ejection reflex?

  • Estrogen

  • Prolactin

  • Oxytocin

  • Relaxin

Identify A, B and C in the diagrammatic representation of the mechanism of hormone action.

Select the correct option from the following:

  • A = Steroid Hormone; B = Hormone receptor Complex; C = Protein

  •  A = Protein Hormone; B = Receptor; C = Cyclic AMP

  •  A = Steroid Hormone; B = Receptor; C = Second Messenger

  •  A = Protein Hormone; B = Cyclic AMP; C = Hormone-receptor Complex

Artificial light, extended work-time and reduced sleep-time disrupt the activity of

  •  Thymus gland

  •  Pineal gland

  •  Adrenal gland

  •  Posterior pituitary gland

Which of the following conditions will stimulate parathyroid gland to release parathyroid hormone ?

  •  Fall in active Vitamin D levels

  •  Fall in blood Ca+2 levels

  •  Fall in bone Ca+2 levels

  •  Rise in blood Ca+2 levels

Match the follwing columns and select the correct option.

(a) Pituitary gland    (i) Grave's disease 

(b) Thyroid gland     (ii) Diabetes mellitus 

(c) Adrenal gland     (iii) Diabetes insipidus

(d) Pancreas           (iv) Addison's diseae 

      a        b        c     d

  • (iii)    (ii)     (i)    (iv) 

  • (iii)    (i)      (iv)    (ii) 

  • (ii)      (i)      (iv)    (iii) 

  • (iv)    (iii)       (i)     (ii) 

A rise in a heartbeat, increase in the cardiac output, blood pressure and blood sugar occurs during an emergency, by the hormone

  •   Aldosterone

  •   Antidiuretic hormone

  •   Epinephrine

  •   Oxytocin 

Match the following columns and select the correct option:-

            Column-I              Column-II

(a) Pituitary hormone     (i) Steroid

(b) Epinephrine             (ii) Neuropeptides

(c) Endorphins              (iii) Peptides, proteins

(d) Cortisol                   (iv) Biogenic amines

  • (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)

  • (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

  • (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

  • (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

Hormones stored and released from neurohypophysis are:-

  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone and Oxytocin

  • Oxytocin and Vasopressin

  • Follicle-stimulating hormone and leutinizing hormone

  • Prolactin and Vasopressin

Erythropoietin, hormone which stimulates R.B.C. formation, is produced by:

  • The cells of bone marrow

  • Juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney 

  • Alpha cells of the pancreas

  • The cells of the rostral adenohypophysis

Neurohypophysis:
 
  • secretes large number of tropins
  • synthesizes oxytocin and vasopressin
  • merges with pars distalis in humans
  • stores and releases oxytocin and vasopressin
What is correct regarding iodothyronines?
 
  • They are derivatives of tryptophan amino acid
  • They are peptides
  • They interact with intracellular receptors
  • They act both as hormones neurotransmitters
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. Acromegaly Excess of growth hormone in adulthood
2. Diabetes insipidus Deficiency of insulin
3. Graves’ disease Hyperthyroidism
4. Addison’s disease Underproduction of adrenal cortex hormones
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Identify the gland that is not matched correctly to its location in the body:
1. Thymus Dorsal side of aorta
2. Parathyroid Back side of thyroid
3. Pineal Dorsal side of forebrain
4. Adrenal Superior pole of kidney
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Identify the correctly matched pair:
1. Hyposecretion of growth hormone in adults Acromegaly
2. Lack of insulin Diabetes insipidus
3. Hyperthyroidism Graves’ disease
4. Hypocortisolism Cushing’s disease
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A steroid hormone when released increases blood glucose level, causes lipolysis and proteolysis, retards cellular uptake and utilization of amino acids by body cells and has a potent anti-inflammatory effect. This hormone is:
  • Thyroxin
  • Adrenaline
  • Growth hormone
  • Cortisol
Identify the incorrectly matched pair
1. Pineal Located on the ventral side of the forebrain
2. Thymus Located on the ventral side of aorta between lungs
3. Adrenal Located at the superior pole of each kidney
4. Parathyroid Located on the back side of the thyroid gland
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Which of the following hormones does not increase blood glucose level?
  • Glucagon
  • Cortisol
  • Insulin
  • Growth hormone
Consider the given two statements:
I. Diabetes insipidus is caused by the deficiency of ADH and diabetes mellitus is caused by the deficiency of insulin
II. Patients suffering from diabetes inspidus will have glycosuria but patients suffering from diabetes mellitus will not have glycosuria
 
  • Only I is correct
  • Only II is correct
  • Both I and II are correct
  • Both I and II are incorrect
Match each item in Column I with one in COLUMN II and select the correct match from the codes given:
COLUMN I COLUMN II
A Insulin P Increases blood glucose levels
B Glucagon Q Decreases blood glucose levels
C Parathyroid
hormone  		 R  Increases blood calcium levels
D Thyrocalcitonin S Decreases blood calcium levels

Codes
A B C D
1. Q P S R
2. Q P R S
3. P Q R S
4. P Q S R
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Which hormone promotes the uptake, utilization and storage of glucose by body cells, especially the muscle cells and adipose cells?
 
  • Cortisol
  • Insulin
  • Glucagon
  • Somatotropin
Identify the hormone that is not correct matched with the corresponding description:
1. Cholecystokinin Causes contraction of gall bladder and secretion of enzymes by pancreas
2. ADH Deficiency causes diabetes insipidus
3. Erythropoeitin Secreted by kidney and stimulates RBC production by bone marrow
4. Atrial natriuretic peptide Secreted by kidney, is a vasodilator
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