Biology

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

617 Questions

Endocrine and metabolic disorders focus on diseases caused by hormonal imbalances, such as goitre, diabetes mellitus, and hyperthyroidism. Test takers will find questions related to disease causes, diagnostic tests like Cushing's syndrome indicators, and clinical treatments. This is a crucial biology topic frequently asked in medical entrance and public service commission examinations.

Thyroid gland disordersGoitre causesDiabetes mellitus characteristicsHyperthyroidism treatmentsGrowth hormone deficiency

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Questions

Multiple choice

Decreased secretion of ADH causes

  1. diabetes mellitus

  2. diabetes insipidus

  3. blood pressure

  4. anaemia
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Decreased secretion of ADH causes diabetes inspidus. Deficiency of insulin causes diabetes mellitus. 

Multiple choice

Goiter is a disorder which leads to________.

  1. wrinkling of face

  2. swelling of neck glands

  3. bending of legs

  4. bulging of eyes
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Goiter - swollen neck glandsScurvy - bleeding gums Rickets - bow shaped legs

Beriberi - weak muscles and laziness 

Multiple choice

Hyper-secretion of cortisol causes

  1. Addison's disease

  2. Cushing's syndrome

  3. Gigantism

  4. Sheehan syndrome
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B Correct answer
Explanation

When levels of cortisol secreted by adrenal cortex increase in blood, a rare condition called Cushing's syndrome occurs indicated by weight gain, fragile skin and rounded face.

Multiple choice

Graves disease is due to

  1. hyposecretion of thyroxine

  2. hypersecretion of thyroxine

  3. deficiency of thyroxine

  4. hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Graves disease is due to hypersecretion of thyroxine.

Multiple choice

The deficiency of growth hormone causes a condition known as _____.

  1. gigantism

  2. cretinism

  3. dwarfism

  4. anaemia
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C Correct answer
Explanation

AIDS virus can spread through body fluids, which include blood, semen (reproductive fluid of males containing sperms and nourishing materials), vaginal mucus, milk, etc. But it cannot be transmitted by skin to skin contact as in a handshake. Options (1), (2) and (3) refer to the methods in which one or the other body fluid is exchanged and hence they lead to AIDS infection.

Multiple choice

Which of the following diseases are caused due to hypersecretion of adrenal cortex hormones?

  1. Adrenal virilism
  2. Addison’s disease
  3. Ateliosis
  4. Conn’s syndrome
  5. Cretinism

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1 and 4

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 3 and 4

  5. 4 and 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Adrenal virilism is the development of male secondary sex characteristics caused by male sex hormones called androgens, excessively produced by the adrenal gland. Conn's syndrome is a disease of the adrenal glands involving excess production of a hormone, called aldosterone.