Pituitary gland is lodged in a bony cavity of which skull bone?
1. Temporal 
2. Occipital 
3. Sphenoid 
4. Parietal

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Hypothalamus secretes the hormones
1. ADH 
2. Oxytocin 
3. Prolactin 
4. Both (1) and (2) 
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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
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Which of the following hormones is secreted by pars distalis in humans? 
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
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Which of the following hormones regulate calcium balance in body? 
1. TCT 
2. PTH 
3. ADH 
4. Both (1) and (2)
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Which of the following is/are correct statements about the non-iodised hormone secreted by thyroid gland? 
1. It is secreted by parafollicular cells 
2. It is secreted in response to hypercalcemia 
3. It is antagonistic to PTH 
4. All of these
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Which of the following is caused due to hypersecretion of thyroxine hormone? 
1. Goitre 
2. Exophthalmic goitre 
3. Cretinism 
4. Myxedema
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Which of the following is the widest layer of adrenal cortex? 
1. Zona glomerulosa 
2. Zona fasciculata 
3. Zona reticularies 
4. Both (1) and (3) together make widest-layer
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Which of the following is not the function of insulin? 
1. Increases glycogenesis 
2. Increases glycogenolysis 
3. Promote oxidation of glucose and conversion of glucose into glycogen in muscles as well as liver cells 
4. Increase uptake of amino acids by liver and muscles 
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