1. | Acromegaly | Excess of growth hormone in adulthood |
2. | Diabetes insipidus | Deficiency of insulin |
3. | Graves’ disease | Hyperthyroidism |
4. | Addison’s disease | Underproduction of adrenal cortex hormones |
1. | Thymus | Dorsal side of aorta |
2. | Parathyroid | Back side of thyroid |
3. | Pineal | Dorsal side of forebrain |
4. | Adrenal | Superior pole of kidney |
1. | Hyposecretion of growth hormone in adults | Acromegaly |
2. | Lack of insulin | Diabetes insipidus |
3. | Hyperthyroidism | Graves’ disease |
4. | Hypocortisolism | Cushing’s disease |
1. | Parathyroid hormone | Increases calcium levels in the blood |
2. | Aldosterone | Stimulates reabsorption of sodium at the renal tubules |
3. | Insulin | Enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilization |
4. | Cortisol | Enhances cellular amino acids uptake and utilization |
1. | Pineal | Located on the ventral side of the forebrain |
2. | Thymus | Located on the ventral side of aorta between lungs |
3. | Adrenal | Located at the superior pole of each kidney |
4. | Parathyroid | Located on the back side of the thyroid gland |
I: | Diabetes insipidus is caused by the deficiency of ADH and diabetes mellitus is caused by the deficiency of insulin. |
II: | Patients suffering from diabetes insipidus will have glycosuria but patients suffering from diabetes mellitus will not have glycosuria. |
1. | Only I is correct |
2. | Only II is correct |
3. | Both I and II are correct |
4. | Both I and II are incorrect |
COLUMN I | COLUMN II | ||
A | Insulin | P | Increases blood glucose levels |
B | Glucagon | Q | Decreases blood glucose levels |
C | Parathyroid hormone |
R | Increases blood calcium levels |
D | Thyrocalcitonin | S | Decreases blood calcium levels |
A | B | C | D | |
1. | Q | P | S | R |
2. | Q | P | R | S |
3. | P | Q | R | S |
4. | P | Q | S | R |
1. | Cholecystokinin | Causes contraction of gall bladder and secretion of enzymes by pancreas |
2. | ADH | Deficiency causes diabetes insipidus |
3. | Erythropoeitin | Secreted by kidney and stimulates RBC production by bone marrow |
4. | Atrial natriuretic peptide | Secreted by kidney, is a vasodilator |
Assertion (A): | Oxytocin helps in parturition and causes milk ejection from the mammary glands. |
Reason (R): | Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of our body and stimulates their contraction. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
Which gland decreases in size with increasing age :
1. Thyroid | 2. Adrenal |
3. Thymus | 4. Pituitary |
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