Compared to a bull, a bullock is docile because of:
1. higher levels of thyroxine
2. higher levels of cortisone
3. lower levels of blood testosterone
4. lower levels of adrenalin/noradrenalin in its blood
Genetically engineered bovine (bST), sometimes called rbST (recombinant bovine somatotropin) or rbGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone) are used in
1. therapeutic drugs
2. agriculture
3. dairy industry
4. DNA fingerprinting
The amino acid tryptophan is the precursor for the synthesis of
1. Melatonin and serotonin
2. Thyroxine and triiodothyronine
3. Estrogen and progesterone
4. Cortisol and cortisone
Which of the following glucose transporters is insulin-dependent?
1. GLUT IV
2. GLUT I
3. GLUT II
4. GLUT III
A hormone that is expected to stimulate mitosis directly would be:
1. thyrotropin
2. somatotropin
3. corticotropin
4. GHRH
The correct statement regarding the human Growth hormone would be that it:
1. Promotes postnatal elongation of bones, primarily during adolescence
2. Is released from posterior pituitary gland
3. Cannot act directly on target tissues, but only by first stimulating IGF-1 release from the liver
4. Is the only hormone that affects growth
It is not advised to consume alcoholic beverages on hot days because alcohol inhibits the release of:
1. antidiuretic hormone
2. oxytocin
3. thyroxine
4. triiodothyronine
Assertion: Prostaglandins send only paracrine (locally active) or autocrine (acting on the same cell from which it is synthesized) signals.
Reason: Prostaglandins, found in almost every tissue in humans, are derived enzymatically from the fatty acid arachidonic acid.
1. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false.
Assertion: Pineal is sometimes also called as the ‘brain sand’.
Reason: It atrophies and disappears in late age.
1. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false.
Which one of the following is an example of negative feedback loop in humans?
1. Secretion of sweat glands and constriction of skin blood vessels when it is too hot.
2. Constriction of skin blood vessels and contraction of skeletal muscles when it is too cold.
3. Secretion of tears after falling of sand particles into the eye.
4. Salivation of mouth at the sight of delicious food.