Choose the incorrect statement? 
1. Hormones are required in trace amounts 
2. Hormones are intra-cellular messengers 
3. Hormones are secreted by endocrine glandular cells 
4. Hormones are secreted in response to a particular stimulus

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The glands present in the brain are 
1. Parathyroid gland and thyroid gland 
2. Pituitary gland and thymus 
3. Hypophysis and pineal gland 
4. Pineal gland and thymus 
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The two glands located in the neck region are 
1. Thyroid gland and parathyroid gland 
2. Pituitary gland and pineal gland 
3. Adrenal gland and thymus 
4. Pineal gland and thyroid gland
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The neurosecretory cells of hypothalamus which produce hormones are called 
1. Nephrons 
2. Nuclei 
3. Granular cells 
4. Globular cells
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Hypothalamic hormones directly regulate the synthesis and secretion of 
1. Thyroid hormones
2. Pituitary hormones 
3. Adrenal hormones 
4. Parathormone
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Somatostatin inhibits the release of 
1. Prolactin 
2. Melanin 
3. Thymosin 
4. Growth hormone
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GnRH stimulates ____________ to release _____________. 
1. Hypothalamus, gonadotropins 
2. Pituitary gland, gonadotropins 
3. Pituitary gland, growth hormone
4. Hypothalamus, growth hormone
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Which of the following is under the direct control of neurosecretory cells? 
1. Pars distalis and pars intermedia 
2. Pars intermedia and pars nervosa 
3. Pars nervosa only 
4. Pars distalis only
Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus | Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
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The neuroendocrine structure is 
1. Hypothalamus 
2. Adrenal cortex 
3. Pancreas
4. Thyroid 
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Adenohypophysis in humans consists of two portions
1. Pars distalis and Pars nervosa
2. Pars intermedia and Pars distalis 
3. Pars nervosa and Pars intermedia 
4. Anterior and posterior pituitary
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