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Endocrine Glands

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why can hormones easily pass through the capillaries?

  1. Because they are readily soluble in water
  2. Because they have low molecular weight
  3. Because they are non-antigenic
  4. Because they are organic catalysts
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the odd pair.

  1. Adrenaline-Thyroxin
  2. Calcitonin-Oxytocin
  3. Insulin-Parathormone
  4. Testosterone-Corticosterone
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a heterocrine gland?

  1. Parathyroid
  2. Salivary gland
  3. Pancreas
  4. Sebaceous glands
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Calcitonin belongs to which of the following classes of hormones?

  1. Steroid hormones
  2. Protein hormones
  3. Peptide hormones
  4. Amino acid derivative hormones
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following substances delays metamorphosis in tadpoles?

  1. Thyroxine
  2. Thiourea
  3. Parathormone
  4. Insulin
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which was the first hormone to be discovered?

  1. Thyroxine
  2. Secretin
  3. Insulin
  4. Testosterone
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following endocrine glands is not present in adults?

  1. Pituitary
  2. Parathyroid
  3. Pineal
  4. Adrenal medulla
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Isthmus is located in which of the following glands?

  1. Adrenal gland
  2. Parathyroid
  3. Thyroid gland
  4. Thymus gland
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From which of the following embryonic layers does thyroid develop?

  1. Ectoderm
  2. Endoderm
  3. Mesoderm
  4. Periderm
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the largest purely endocrine gland in the body?

  1. Pancreas
  2. Pituitary
  3. Thyroid gland
  4. Adrenal gland
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a proteinaceous hormone?

  1. Somatotrophic hormone (SH)
  2. Gonadotrophic hormone (GH)
  3. Insulin
  4. Melanicyte stimulating hormone (MSH)
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How are hormones released into blood?

  1. By osmosis
  2. By diffusion
  3. Through ducts
  4. By active transport
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the similarity between enzymes and hormones?

  1. They are similar with respect to their chemical composition.
  2. They are similar with respect to their molecular weight.
  3. They are similar with respect to the way they participate in a reaction.
  4. They are both effective in low concentration.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following discovered hormones?

  1. Kochar
  2. Raynard
  3. Bayliss and Starling
  4. Eustachius
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a steroid hormone?

  1. Insulin
  2. Oxytocin
  3. Estrogen
  4. Thyroxine
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