1. The level of blood calcium is
decreased due to the deficiency of
a)
calcitonin
b)
thyroxine
c) cortisol
d) parathormone
2. Which one of the following
combinations are stored and secreted by the posterior pituitary?
a) Vasopressin and Oxytocin
b)
Aldosterone and Cortisone
c) Growth
hormone and Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
d) Estrogen
and Testosterone
3. Hypothyroidism in an adult causes
a) Myxedema
b)
Acromegaly
c) Goiter
d)
Cretinism
4. Under normal conditions,
Parathyroid hormone
a) causes the blood phosphate levels
to increase
b) stops
the absorption of calcium from the intestine
c) causes
the blood calcium levels to decrease
d)
stimulates the release of calcium by the kidneys
5. Which one
of the following controls the secretion of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)?
a) Epinephrine
b) Testosterone
c) Aldosterone
d) Cortisol
6. Which one of
the following disease conditions are caused due to low levels of the adrenal cortex
hormone?
a)
Cushing's syndrome
b) Addison's disease
c) Goiter
d) Tetany
7. The pancreatic islet produces the
following hormones
a) ACTH and
Aldosterone
b)
Pancreatin
c) Cortisol
and Oxytocin
d) Insulin and Glucagon
8. Which one of the following glands
produces melatonin?
a)
Hypothalamus
b) Pineal
c) Thyroid
d)
Pituitary
9. Which one of the following cells
are the source of testosterone?
a) Leydig cells
b) Gamma
cells
c) Kupffer
cells
d) Sertoli
cells
10. The hypothalamus that produces
hormones are connected to the pituitary gland via the
a) Infundibulum
b)
Neurohypophysis
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Cerebellum
11. Secretin is released by
a) cells in
the anterior hypothalamus
b) cells of
gastric mucosa
c) S-cells in the duodenal mucosa
d) cells in
the posterior hypothalamus
12. Which one of the following is a
role of oxytocin?
a)
Decreasing the reuptake of glucose in the kidneys
b) Increasing the potency of the spinothalamic tract
c)
Increasing the re
d) Promoting uterine contraction
13. Vasopressin hormone belongs to the family
of
a) carbohydrates
b) amino
acid and derivatives
c) steroids
d)
polypeptides
14. The hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex is
a) adrenaline
b) prolactin
c) vasopressin
d) corticosterone
15. Which of the following is called 'master gland of the endocrine orchestra'
a) pituitary
b)thymus
c) thyroid
d) adrenal gland
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Answers:
1. d) parathormone
2. a) Vasopressin and Oxytocin
3. c) Goiter
4. a) causes the blood phosphate levels to increase
5. d) Cortisol
6. b) Addison's disease
7. d) Insulin and Glucagon
8. b) Pineal
9. a) Leydig cells
10. a) Infundibulum
11. c) S-cells in the duodenal mucosa
12. d) Promoting uterine contraction
13. d) polypeptides
14. d) corticosterone
15. a) pituitary
