Somatostatin is produced by (A) Hypothalamus (B) Pancreas (C) Hypothalamus and pancreas (D) Hypothalamus and Adrenals

Somatostatin is produced by (A) Hypothalamus (B) Pancreas (C) Hypothalamus and pancreas (D) Hypothalamus and Adrenals
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Regulation of ACTH secretion occurs through (A) Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) and corticotropin release inhibiting hormone (CRIH) of hypothalamus (B) Feedback inhibition by cortisol (C) CRH and feedback inhibition by cortisol (D) CRIH and feedback inhibition by cortisol

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Last Answer : Answer : C

Somatotropin is secreted by (A) Hypothalamus (B) Anterior pituitary (C) Posterior pituitary (D) Thyroid gland

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Last Answer : Answer : B

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The hormone somatostatin is resposible for inhibiting the motility and absobtion in the digestive tract. It also inhibits the release of insuline and

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If for some reason our goblet cells are non- functional, this will adversely affect (a) production of somatostatin (b) secretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands (c) maturation of sperms (d) smooth movement of food down the intestine.

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16.5 Octreotide is a long acting synthetic analogue of: A. Prolactin B. Growth hormone C. Somatostatin D. Gonadotropin releasing hormone

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Last Answer : D. All of the above

6.4 Several actions of growth hormone are exerted through the elaboration of: A. Cyclic AMP B. Cyclic GMP C. Somatostatin D. Insulin like growth factor-1

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Last Answer : D. Insulin like growth factor-1

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

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Bile is produced by the – (1) Liver (2) Stomach (3) Pancreas (4) Duodenum

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With regard to insulin: a. it is a 51 amino acid peptide b. it is formed by removal of C-chain from proinsulin c. it is produced by the alpha cells of the pancreas d. it alters the rate of enzyme synthesis

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Last Answer : it alters the rate of enzyme synthesis

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Last Answer : its release is increased in starvation