Function of thyrocalcitonin:
1. To reduce the calcium level in blood
2. To increase the calcium level in blood
3. Oppose the action of thyroxine
4. Maturation of gonads
Which of the following is a steroid hormone?
1. Progesterone
2. Cholesterol
3. ACTH
4. Adrenaline
Which one of the following hormones is a modified amino acid?
1. Progesterone
2. Prostaglandin
3. Estrogen
4. Epinephrine
Duodenum has characteristic Brunner's glands which secrete two hormones called:
1. Secretin, Cholecystokinin
2. Prolactin, parathormone
3. Extradiol, progesterone
4. Kinase, estrogen
Which one of the following pair correctly matches a hormone with a disease resulting from its deficiency:
1. Insulin – Diabetes insipidus
2. Thyroxine – Tetany
3. Parathyroid hormone – Diabetes mellitus
4. Luteinizing hormone – Failure of ovulation
CCK and secretin secreted by:
1. Stomach
2. Ileum
3. Duodenum
4. Colon
Parathormone deficiency leads to:
1. Decrease of level in blood
2. Increase of level in blood
3. Osteoporosis
4. Hypercalcemia
Chemically hormones are:
1. Proteins, steroids & biogenic amines
2. Proteins only
3. Steroids only
4. Biogenic amines only
Oxytocin mainly helps in:
1. Milk production
2. Childbirth
3. Diuresis
4. Gametogenesis
Which hormone is concerned with the concentration of urine:
1. Oxytocin
2. Vasopressin
3. Prolactin
4. Cortisol