Questions
If beta cells of Islets of Langerhans are destroyed, which of the following conditions will occur?
- Hypoglycemia
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diabetes insipidus
- Addison's mellitus
If a person is exceptionally tall or dwarf, which of the following endocrine glands is defective in the person?
- Pancreas
- Adrenal
- Pituitary
- Parathyroid
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
- In diabetes insipidus, concentrated urine is formed.
- In diabetes mellitus, urination frequency is decreased.
- In diabetes insipidus, urination frequency is increased.
- In diabetes insipidus, urine has high amount of glucose.
Which of the following signs or symptoms will NOT be exhibited by a patient suffering from diabetes mellitus?
- High concentration of sugar in blood
- Weakness and loss of weight
- Decreased frequency of urination
- Excretion of urine loaded with glucose
A patient was accidentally administered an overdose of insulin. Which of the following would be the consequences?
- Hyperglycemia
- Heart failure
- Coma
- Liver damage
A 30 year old man develops hypersecretion of anterior lobe pituitary gland. Which of the following conditions will he develop?
- Gigantism
- Acromegaly
- Cretinism
- Dwarfism
Which of the following conditions will develop in a patient if his anterior lobe of pituitary does not function properly?
- Dwarfism
- Acromegaly
- Diabetes insipidus
- Diabetes mellitus
Which of the following is carried out by ADH in kidneys?
- Reabsorption of salts
- Reabsorption of water
- Secretion of salts
- Secretion of water
Which of the following plays a role in feedback mechanism of thyroid gland?
- Adrenal
- Thymus
- Hypothalamus
- Parathyroid
The secretion of ______________ is not affected if there is any damage to pituitary gland.
- thyroid gland
- adrenal gland
- pancreas
- gonads
A chemical compound, produced by living cells, circulates in the body fluids and produces a specific effect on the activity of the cells of the target organs away from its point of origin. Which of the following is the chemical compound?
- Enzymes
- Neurotransmitter
- Hormone
- Drugs
If insulin is released into blood by beta cells, which of the following will occur?
(i) Increased glucose utilisation by body cells
(ii) Increased breakdown of glycogen to glucose in liver
(iii) Increased conversion of glucose to glycogen in liver and muscles
(iv) Increased excretion of glucose in urine
- (i) and (ii)
- (ii) and (iv)
- (i) and (iii)
- (iii) and (iv)
Match the following:
| (i)Cretinism | (A) Shortage of glucose in blood |
| (ii) Insulin shock | (B) Oversecretion of growth hormone |
| (iii) Acromegaly | (C) Dwarfism and mental retardation |
| (iv) Female characters in male | (D) Oversecretion of cortical hormones |
- (i) – (B), (ii) – (C), (iii) – (A), (iv) – (D)
- (i) – (C), (ii) – (A), (iii) – (B), (iv) – (D)
- (i) – (C), (ii) – (D), (iii) – (A), (iv) – (B)
- (i) – (C), (ii) – (B), (iii) – (D), (iv) – (A)
Match the following:
| (i) Beta cells | (A) Antidiuretic hormone |
| (ii) Addison’s disease | (B) Hypothyroidism |
| (iii) Myxedema | (C) Insulin |
| (iv) Posterior lobe of pituitary | (D) Adrenal cortex |
- (i) – (D), (ii) – (C), (iii) – (A), (iv) – (B)
- (i) – (B), (ii) – (D), (iii) – (A), (iv) – (C)
- (i) – (C), (ii) – (D), (iii) – (B), (iv) – (A)
- (i) – (C), (ii) – (A), (iii) – (D), (iv) – (B)