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Q. No.Which of the following hormones is/are stored and released by posterior pituitary?
1. Somatocrinin
2. Vasopressin
3. Oxytocin
4. Both (2) and (3)
Subtopic: Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus | Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
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Target gland of LH is
1. Anterior pituitary
2. Corpus luteum
3. Posterior pituitary
4. Hypothalamus
1. Anterior pituitary
2. Corpus luteum
3. Posterior pituitary
4. Hypothalamus
Subtopic: Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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The hormone which prevents water loss in urine is
1. Oxytocin
2. Vasopressin
3. Somatocrinin
4. Somatostatin
1. Oxytocin
2. Vasopressin
3. Somatocrinin
4. Somatostatin
Subtopic: Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
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The lobe of pituitary which atrophies during foetal development and is smaller in adults is
1. Pars distalis
2. Pars intermedia
3. Adenohypophysis
4. Neurohypophysis
1. Pars distalis
2. Pars intermedia
3. Adenohypophysis
4. Neurohypophysis
Subtopic: Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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Subtopic: Adrenal Cortex: Cortisol |
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Pituitary gland is lodged in a bony cavity of which skull bone?
1. Temporal
2. Occipital
3. Sphenoid
4. Parietal
1. Temporal
2. Occipital
3. Sphenoid
4. Parietal
Subtopic: Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
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Subtopic: Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
1. Pars intermedia atrophies during foetal development
2. Pituitary gland is lodged in sella turcica
3. Neurohypophysis synthesizes two hormones
4. Adenohypophysis releases GH and ACTH
1. Pars intermedia atrophies during foetal development
2. Pituitary gland is lodged in sella turcica
3. Neurohypophysis synthesizes two hormones
4. Adenohypophysis releases GH and ACTH
Subtopic: Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
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Which of the following hormones is secreted by pars distalis in humans?
1. ACTH
2. MSH
3. Vasopressin
4. Oxytocin
1. ACTH
2. MSH
3. Vasopressin
4. Oxytocin
Subtopic: Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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Which of the following hormones is known to have calorigenic effect?
1. \(T_3\) and \(T_4\)
2. TCT
3. PTH
4. Calcitriol
1. \(T_3\) and \(T_4\)
2. TCT
3. PTH
4. Calcitriol
Subtopic: Thyroid Gland Part I | Thyroid Gland Part II |
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