Description : Steroid hormones are synthesised from (A) Cholesterol (B) 7-Dehydrocholesterol (C) Calcitriol (D) 7-Hydroxycholesterol
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : trans-acting factors include (A) Promoters (B) Repressors (C) Enhancers (D) Silencers
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Inducers and repressors are (A) Enhancer and silencer elements respectively (B) Trans-acting factors (C) Cis-acting elements (D) Regulatory proteins
Description : Besides structural genes that encode proteins, DNA contains some regulatory sequences which are known as (A) Operons (B) Cistrons (C) Cis-acting elements (D) Trans-acting factors
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which statement is NOT true about steroid hormones? A) They include hormones such as estrogen. B) They do not bind to cell surface receptors. C) The hormone-receptor complex can enter the ... complex can bind to chromatin. E) Steroid hormones act faster than non-steroid (peptide) hormones.
Last Answer : E) Steroid hormones act faster than non-steroid (peptide) hormones.
Description : Steroid hormones are synthesized from (A) Adenine (B) Protein (C) Vitamin (D) Cholesterol
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : A common intermediate in the synthesis of all the steroid hormones is (A) Pregnenolone (B) 17-Hydroxypregnenolone (C) Corticosterone (D) Progesterone
Description : Steroid hormones are synthesised in all of the following except (A) Testes (B) Ovaries (C) Adrenal medulla (D) Adrenal cortex
Description : All the following statements about steroid hormones are true except (A) They are hydrophobic (B) They require carriers to transport them in circulation (C) Their receptors are intracellular (D) They require cyclic AMP as second messenger
Description : The only correct statement about hormone receptors is (A) Receptors for protein hormones are present in cytosol (B) Receptors for steroid hormones are membrane bound (C) Hormone-receptor binding is irreversible (D) Receptors can undergo down regulation and up regulatoin
Description : All mammalian steroid hormones are formed from (A) Purine (B) Pyrimidine (C) Cholesterol (D) Pyrrole
Description : Acetyl CoA formed from pyruvate can be used for the synthesis of all the following except (A) Glucose (B) Fatty acids (C) Cholesterol (D) Steroid hormones
Description : Characteristics of Vitamin D and its metabolites include which one of the following? (a) Act to decrease serum levels of calcium (b) Activation of their Vitamin D receptors increases cellular CAMP ... Vitamin D increase renal excretion of calcium (e) Vitamin D deficiency results in Pager's disease
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : True statements about the nucleic acid include: a. contains purine and pyrimidine which are bound together by covalent bonds b. there is always an equal concentration of purine and pyrimidine c. in RNA, ... d. introns is more common than exons on the DNA e. the histones mark the excision site
Last Answer : there is always an equal concentration of purine and pyrimidine
Description : Which of the following statements are not incorrect `:-` (i) Liver, the largest gland in our body secretes cholesterol, degrade steroid hormones, vita
Last Answer : Which of the following statements are not incorrect `:-` (i) Liver, the largest gland in our body secretes ... I,ii,iv C. I only D. I,ii,iv
Description : Estrogen and testosterone are steroid hormones, and most likely bind to
Last Answer : Estrogen and testosterone are steroid hormones, and most likely bind to A. Cytoplasmic receptors ... receptors D. G-protein liked membrane receptors
Description : Steroid hormones easily pass through plasma membrane by simple diffusions because by
Last Answer : Steroid hormones easily pass through plasma membrane by simple diffusions because by A. Are lipid- ... through pores D. Contains carbon and hydrogen
Description : Steroid hormones
Last Answer : Steroid hormones A. have only cell surface receptors B. are lipophobic C. act through altering the ... cell D. are produced by only adrenal cortex
Description : Most hormone receptors are localized on the cell membrane and transduce hormone binding into altered levels of intracellular messengers. A limited number of intracellular receptors do exist. Which of ... protein serves as an inhibitor protein blocking the DNA-binding domain of the steroid receptor
Last Answer : Answer: a, d Although most hormone and other messenger receptors are extracellular, intracellular receptors have been identified. The hormone messengers involved for these receptors are primarily ... DNA-binding domain of the receptor. Activation involves the dissociation of the inhibitor protein
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 : Contraceptive pills in the market contain – (1) steroid-hormones (2) inorganic compounds (3) herbicides (4) antibiotics
Last Answer : (1) steroid-hormones Explanation: Contraceptive, pill: Commonly called "the pill," combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth control in the United States.
Description : The followings are steroid hormones: a. corticotrophic hormone (ACTH) b. aldosterone c. thyroxine d. growth hormone
Last Answer : aldosterone
Description : With regard to membrane receptors for hormones: a. they are often glycoproteins b. they are important for hormones made up of steroid c. those for insulin exhibit an intrinsic protein kinase activity d. glucagon uses calcium as a second messenger
Last Answer : they are often glycoproteins
Description : Which statement is NOT true about non-steroid (peptide) hormones? A) They are derived from peptides, proteins, polypeptides, and derivatives of amino acids. B) They bind to receptors on the cell surface. ... They create an enzyme cascade effect. E) They enter the cell in order to have an effect.
Last Answer : E) They enter the cell in order to have an effect.
Description : Which statement about hormone types is correct? A) Non-steroid hormones activate an enzyme cascade. B) Steroid hormones regulate the production of a particular protein. C) Non-steroid hormones are ... all have four carbon rings with different side chains. E) All of the choices are correct.
Last Answer : E) All of the choices are correct.
Description : Contraceptive pills in the market contain (1) Inorganic compounds (2) Herbicides (3) Antibiotics (4) Steroid-hormones
Last Answer : Steroid-hormones
Description : Women become susceptible to osteoporosis after menopause due to decreased (A) Secretion of Parathormone (B) Conversion of vitamin D into calcitriol (C) Secretion of estrogen (D) Secretion of progesterone
Description : Hormone that bind to cell surface receptor and require the second messenger camp is (A) Antidiuretic hormone (B) Cholecystokinin (C) Calcitriol (D) Gastrin
Description : Calcitriol facilitates calcium absorption by increasing the synthesis of the following in intestinal mucosa: (A) Calcium Binding Protein (B) Alkaline Phosphatase (C) Calcium-dependent ATPase (D) All of these
Description : Calcitriol is (A) 1-hydroxy cholecalciferol (B) 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol (C) 24, 25-dihydroxy cholecalciferol (D) 1, 25-dihydroxy cholecalciferol
Description : Calcitriol is (A) 1-OH-cholecalciferol (B) 25-OH-cholecalciferol (C) 24, 25-diOH cholecalciferol (D) 1, 25-diOH cholecalciferol
Description : Calcitriol inhibits the conversion of (A) Cholesterol into 7-dehydrocholesterol (B) Cholecalciferol into 1-hydroxycholecalciferol (C) Cholecalciferol into 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (D) 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol into 1,25- dihydroxycholecalciferol
Description : Parathormone is required for the conversion of (A) Cholecalciferol into 1-hydroxycholecalciferol (B) Cholecalciferol into 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (C) 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol into calcitriol (D) Cholesterol into 7-dehydrocholesterol
Description : Tubular reabsorption of calcium is increased by (A) Cholecalciferol (B) 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol (C) Calcitriol (D) All of these
Description : Calcitriol synthesis involves (A) Both liver and kidney (B) Intestine (C) Adipose tissue (D) Muscle
Description : Boring question #78; sonics aka silencers are they that quiet really or does size matter?
Last Answer : The mythbusters did an episode on that recently. “Silencers” do not make gun shots quiet. Just a bit less loud.
Description : __________ cannot control the noise pollution. (A) Use of silencers (B) Green house gases (C) Vibration damping (D) Tree plantation
Last Answer : (B) Green house gases
Description : High noise levels produced during operation of fans and compressors can be reduced by using (A) Mufflers (silencers) (B) Acoustic absorbent (C) Lagging of noisy duct (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Mufflers (silencers)
Description : Which of the following are nucleo proteins? (A) Protamines (B) Histones (C) Deoxy and Ribo nucleo proteins (D) All of these
Description : Genetic information originates from (A) Cistron of DNA (B) Codons of mRNA (C) Anticodons of tRNA (D) Histones of nucleoproteins
Description : Nuclear DNA is present in combination with (A) Histones (B) Non-histones (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : Histones are (A) Identical to protamine (B) Proteins rich in lysine and arginine (C) Proteins with high molecular weight (D) Insoluble in water and very dilute acids
Description : The most suitable vitamin D preparation for vitamin D dependent rickets is: A. Calciferol B. Cholecalciferol C. Calcifediol D. Calcitriol
Last Answer : D. Calcitriol
Description : 6.2 Which hormone acts through a cytoplasmic receptor: A. Calcitriol B. Prolactin C. Vasopressin D. None of the abov
Last Answer : A.Calcitol binds to cytoplasmic membrane and enhances the absorption of Calcium by increasing the calcium binding proteins-calbindin-D proteins.
Description : In the biosynthesis of cholesterol, the rate limiting enzyme is (A) Mevalonate kinase (B) HMG-CoA synthetase (C) HMG-CoA reductase (D) Cis-prenyl transferase
Description : Fluoroacetate inhibits the reaction of citric acid cycle: (A) Isocitrate α-Ketoglutarate (B) Fumarate α-Malate (C) Citrate α-cis-aconitate (D) Succinate α-fumarate
Description : Prosthetic group in cone cell phototreceptors is (A) Iodine (B) Opsin (C) 11-cis-retinal (D) all-trans-retinal
Description : When light falls on rod cells (A) All-cis-retinal is converted into all-trans-retinal (B) 11-cis-retinal is converted into 11-trans-retinal (C) 11-trans-retinal is converted into all-transretinal (D) 11-cis-retinal is converted into all-trans-retinal
Description : Rhodopsin contains opsin and (A) 11-cis-retinal (B) 11-trans-retinal (C) All-cis-retinal (D) All trans-retinal