Description : Which of the following does not have disulphide bond? (A) Oxytocin (B) Vasopressin (C) Insulin (D) Glucagon
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Which of the following hormones are synthesized as prehormones (A) Vasopressin and oxytocin (B) Growth hormone and insulin (C) Insulin and parathyroid hormone (D) Insulin and Glucagon
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Given below is an incomplete table on hormones, their source glands and one major effect of each human body. Identify the option representing correct grouping of hormone its gland and ... hormone (b) Placenta Insulin Vasopressin (c) Ovary Insulin Calcitonin (d) Placenta Glucagon Calcitonin
Last Answer : (a) Ovary Glucagon Growth hormone
Description : Diabetes insipidus results from (A) Decreased insulin secretion (B) Decreased ADH secretion (C) Decreased aldosterone secretion (D) Unresponsiveness of osmoreceptors
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Diabetes mellitus can occur due to all of the following except (A) Deficient insulin secretion (B) Tumour of β−cells (C) Decrease in number of insulin receptors (D) Formation of insulin antibodies
Description : The harmone acting directly on intestinal mucosa and stimulating glucose absorption is (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Thyroxine (D) Vasopressin
Description : Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched? (a) Glucagon – Beta cells (source) (b) Somatostatin – Delta cells (source) (c) Corpus luteum – Relaxin (secretion) (d) Insulin – Diabetes mellitus (disease
Last Answer : (a) Glucagon – Beta cells (source)
Description : The following drug reduces urine volume in both pituitary origin as well as renal diabetes insipidus and is orally active: A. Vasopressin B. Hydrochlorothiazide C. Chlorpropamide D. Carbamazepine
Last Answer : B. Hydrochlorothiazide
Description : Arginine vasopressin is preferred over desmopressin in the following condition: A. Diabetes insipidus B. Bedwetting in children C. Bleeding esophageal varices D. Bleeding in haemophilia
Last Answer : C. Bleeding esophageal varices
Description : Che following is true of desmopressin except: A. It is nonselective V1 and V2 receptor agonist B. It is more potent and longer acting than arginine vasopressin (AVP) C. It is preferred over AVP for treatment of diabetes insipidus D. It can be administered orally
Last Answer : A. It is nonselective V1 and V2 receptor agonist
Description : Desmopressin is preferred over arginine vasopressin in the treatment of diabetes insipidus for the following reasons except: A. It is a more potent antidiuretic B. It is a selective vasopressin V1 receptor agonist C. It has little vasoconstrictor activity D. It is longer acting
Last Answer : B. It is a selective vasopressin V1 receptor agonist
Description : Increased reabsorption of water from the kidney is the major consequence of the secretion of the hormone? (A) Cortisol (B) Insulin (C) Vasopressin (D) Aldosterone
Description : Which of the following hormones is a steroid? (1) Estrogen (2) Glucagon (3) Insulin (4) Oxytocin
Last Answer : (1) Estrogen Explanation: Steroid hormone is produced by three endocrine organs. The testes, produces testosterone; the ovaries, produces estrogen; and the adrenal cortex, produces steroid hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone.
Description : Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus)? (a) Insulin, glucagon (b) Thyroxine, insulin (c) Somatostatin, oxytocin (d) Cortisol, testosterone
Last Answer : (d) Cortisol, testosterone
Description : 81. Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus) (1) Cortisol, testosterone (2) Insulin, glucagon (3) Thyroxin, Insulin (4) Somatostatin, oxytocin
Last Answer : Cortisol, testosterone
Description : Peripheral vasoconstriction is caused by high concentrations of (A) Antidiuretic hormone (B) Melatonin (C) Glucagon (D) Oxytocin
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Secretion of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I is promoted by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Growth hormone (D) Somatomedin C
Description : The primary stimulus for insulin secretion is increased. (A) Blood level of epinephrine (B) Blood level of glucagon (C) Blood level of glucose (D) Water intake
Description : Which one of the following pairs correctly matches a hormone with a disease resulting from its deficiency ? (a) Relaxin – Gigantism (b) Prolactin – Cretinism (c) Parathyroid hormone – Tetany (d) Insulin – Diabetes insipidus
Last Answer : (c) Parathyroid hormone – Tetany
Description : Which one of the following pairs correctly matches a hormone with a disease resulting from its deficiency? (a) Luteinising - Failure of ovulation hormone (b) Insulin - Diabetes insipidus (c) Thyroxine - Tetany (d) Parathyroid - Diabetes mellitus hormone
Last Answer : (a) Luteinising - Failure of ovulation hormone
Description : Match the following hormones with their respective disease. (A) Insulin (i) Addison's disease (B) Thyroxin (ii) Diabetes insipidus (C) Corticoids (iii)Acromegaly (D) Growth hormone (iv) Goitre (v) Diabetes mellitus Select the correct option ... (iii) (c) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) (d) (v) (iv) (i) (iii)
Last Answer : (d) (v) (iv) (i) (iii
Description : Assertion : The failure of secretion of hormone vasopressin causes diabetes mellitus in the patient. Reason : Vasopression reduces the volume of urine
Last Answer : Assertion : The failure of secretion of hormone vasopressin causes diabetes mellitus in the patient. ... . If both Assertion and Reason are false.
Description : The level of sodium in the blood is regulated by the secretion of A) oxytocin. B) insulin. C) cortisol. D) aldosterone. E) ACTH.
Last Answer : D) aldosterone.
Description : Vasopressin and oxytocin circulate unbound to proteins and have very short plasma half lives, on the order of (A) 1–2 minutes (B) 2–4 minutes (C) 5–8 minutes (D) 10–12 minutes
Description : The hormone required for uterine muscle contraction for child birth is (A) Progesterone (B) Estrogen (C) Oxytocin (D) Vasopressin
Description : A hormone secreted from anterior pituitary is (A) Growth hormone (B) Vasopressin (C) Oxytocin (D) Epinephrine
Description : A 55-year-old male undergoes a total abdominal colectomy. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the hormonal response to the surgical procedure? a. Adrenocorticotropic ... in serum insulin and a fall in glucagon accelerate hepatic glucose production and maintain gluconeogenesis
Last Answer : Answer: a, c One of the earliest consequence of a surgical procedure is the rise in levels of circulating cortisol that occur in response to a sudden outpouring of ACTH ... hepatic glucose production, and, with other hormones (epinephrine and glucocorticoids), gluconeogenesis is maintained
Description : Adrenaline raises blood glucose level by the following actions except: A. Inducing hepatic glycogenolysis B. Inhibiting insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells C. Augmenting glucagon secretion from pancreatic α cells D. Inhibiting peripheral glucose utilization
Last Answer : D. Inhibiting peripheral glucose utilization
Description : Which of the following hormones is not involved in carbohydrate metabolism? (A) ACTH (B) Glucagon (C) Vasopressin (D) Growth hormone
Description : A man suffering from diabetes mellitus drinks water more frequently as he has to eliminate from the blood extra (1) glucose (2) insulin (4) glucagon (4) salt
Last Answer : (1) glucose Explanation: The diabetic person has higher sugar in blood. Glucose is a form of sugar.
Description : One of the following is not a method of contraception. Which one? (a) Condoms (b) Pills of a combination of oxytocin and vasopressin (c) Lippes Loop (d) Tubectomy
Last Answer : (b) Pills of a combination of oxytocin and vasopressin
Description : n human adult females oxytocin (a) stimulates pituitary to secrete vasopressin (b) causes strong uterine contractions during parturition (c) is secreted by anterior pituitary (d) stimulates growth of mammary glands.
Last Answer : (b) causes strong uterine contractions during parturition
Description : Menstrual flow occurs due to lack of (a) oxytocin (b) vasopressin (c) progesterone (d) FSH.
Last Answer : (c) progesterone
Description : Match the source gland with its respective hormone and function and select the correct option. Source Hormone Function gland (a) Anterior Oxytocin Contraction of uterus pituitary muscles during ... (c) Corpus Estrogen Supports pregnancy luteum (d) Thyroid Thyroxine Regulates blood calcium level
Last Answer : (b) Posterior Vasopressin Stimulates pituitary reabsorption of water in the distal tubules in the nephron
Description : Select the correct matching of a hormone, its source and function. Hormone Source Function (a) Vasopressin Posterior Increases loss pituitary of water through urine (b) Norepine- Adrenal ... (d) Prolactin Posterior Regulates growth pituitary of mammary glands and milk formation in females
Last Answer : (b) Norepine- Adrenal Increases heart phrine medulla beat, rate of respiration and alterness
Description : Increased reabsorption of water from the kidney is the major consequence of which of the following hormones? (A) Cortisol (B) Insulin (C) Vasopressin (D) Aldosterone
Description : Urinary water loss is increased in (A) Diabetes mellitus (B) Diabetes insipidus (C) Chronic glomerulonephritis (D) All of these
Description : Hypernatremia may occur in (A) Diabetes insipidus (B) Diuretic medication (C) Heavy sweating (D) Kidney disease
Description : An important cause of water intoxication is (A) Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (B) Renal failure (C) Gastroenteritis (D) Fanconi syndrome
Description : There is polyuria without glycosuria in this disorder (A) Diabetes insipidus (B) Diabetes millitus (C) Bronze diabetes (D) Juvenile diabetes
Description : Which of the following condition is characterized by ketonuria but without glycosuria? (A) Diabetes mellitus (B) Diabetes insipidus (C) Prolonged starvation (D) Addison’s disease
Description : Oliguria can occur in (A) Diabetes mellitus (B) Diabetes insipidus (C) Acute glomerulonephritis (D) Chronic glomerulonephritis
Description : Gluconeogenesis is increased in the following condition: (A) Diabetes insipidus (B) Diabetes Mellitus (C) Hypothyroidism (D) Liver diseases
Last Answer : B
Description : Specific gravity of urine is raised in all of the following except (A) Diabetes mellitus (B) Diabetes insipidus (C) Dehydration (D) Acute glomerulonephritis
Last Answer : D
Description : Fixation of specific gravity of urine to 1.010 is found in (A) Diabetes insipidus (B) Compulsive polydypsia (C) Cystinosis (D) Chronic glomerulonephritis
Description : In adrenogenital syndrome due to total absence of 21-hydroxylase in adrenal cortex, there is (A) Deficient secretion of glucocorticoids (B) Deficient secretion of mineralcorticoids (C) Excessive secretion of androgens (D) All of these
Description : Gastric Secretion is regulated by the hormone: (A) Glucagon (B) Gastrin (C) Epinephrin (D) ACTH
Description : Epinephrine increases all of the following except (A) Glycogenolysis in muscles (B) Lipolysis in adipose tissue (C) Gluconeogenesis in muscles (D) Glucagon secretion