Hormones are chemical messengers of all classes except:
1. | peptide | 2. | steroid |
3. | aminated | 4. | carbohydrate |
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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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All the following regarding parathyroid glands are true except:
1. | They usually include four small glands. |
2. | They are embedded in the posterior surfaces of the lateral lobes of the thyroid gland. |
3. | They secrete parathyroid hormone and calcitonin. |
4. | They play a critical role in calcium homeostasis. |
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The peptide thyroid hormone that lowers calcium and phosphate ion concentration in the blood is:
1. thyroxine | 2. triiodothyronine |
3. calcitonin | 4. thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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Which one of the following pairs correctly matches a hormone with a disease resulting from its deficiency?
1. Relaxin-Gigantism | 2. Prolactin-Cretinism |
3. Parathyroid hormone-Tetany | 4. Insulin-Diabetes insipidus |
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. |
Hyposecretion of growth hormone in childhood |
Dwarfism |
2. |
Hyposecretion of growth hormone in adulthood |
Cretinism |
3. |
Hypersecretion of growth hormone in childhood |
Gigantism |
4. |
Hypersecretion of growth hormone in adulthood |
Acromegaly |
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The only hormone secreted by pars intermedia of hypophysis is:
1. MSH | 2. GnRH |
3. Vasopressin | 4. Prolactin |
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The definition of hormone describes them as having all the following features except:
1. non-nutrient chemicals
2. intra-cellular messengers
3. produced in trace amounts
4. act on distant target organ
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ADH and oxytocin are synthesized by:
1. Anterior pituitary | 2. Hypothalamus |
3. Pars intermedia | 4. Pars nervosa |
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Which of the following endocrine glands is under direct neural regulation of hypothalamus?
1. Pineal | 2. Adrenal medulla |
3. Posterior pituitary | 4. Anterior pituitary |
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