Some hormones can act on their target cells through second messengers. Identify the one that does not:
1. | cortisol | 2. | adrenaline |
3. | FSH | 4. | calcitonin |
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Hypothalamus secretes the releasing hormones and the inhibitory hormones into:
1. | posterior pituitary | 2. | thalamus |
3. | hypophyseal portal veins | 4. | axons of the infundibulum |
Identify the pair where the source cells are not correctly matched with the hormone secreted by them:
1. somatotropes; GH
2. thyrotropes; thyroxine
3. mammatropes; PRL
4. corticotropes; ACTH
A hormone that is expected to stimulate mitosis directly would be:
1. thyrotropin
2. somatotropin
3. corticotropin
4. GHRH
A hormonal disorder that develops when pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone during adulthood is known as:
1. cretinism | 2. gigantism |
3. Conn’s syndrome | 4. acromegaly |
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Sterility in a male can be caused by:
1. testosterone
2. prolactin
3. LH
4. ICSH
Being a nanopeptide, Oxytocin is closely related chemically to:
1. antidiuretic hormone
2. prolactin
3. melatonin
4. luteinizing hormone
Follicles are found in the ovaries and:
1. anterior pituitary
2. testis
3. thyroid
4. pancreas
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The basal metabolic rate is most significantly influenced by:
1. | thyroxine | 2. | cortisone |
3. | adrenaline | 4. | melatonin |
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All the following would be true for thyroxin except:
1. needed for normal mental growth
2. increases carbohydrate utilization
3. decreases lipid synthesis
4. decreases protein synthesis