Tag: thymus gland
Questions Related to thymus gland
Thymus gland has a role in
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$Na^+$ $K^+$ balance
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Immune system
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Maintaining glucose level
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Maintaining $Ca^{2+}$ level
Which of these is the correct combination for gland, hormone and its function?
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Anterior pituitary - oxytocin - contraction of uterine muscles
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Anterior pituitary - vasopressin - induces reabsorption of water in nephron
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Thymus - thymosin - proliferation of T-lymphocytes
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$\alpha$-cells - glucagon - uptake of glucose by cells
Which is not the function of endocrine gland, located in upper dorsal side of heart and aorta?
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Plays important role in development of immune system
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Induces differentiation of T-lymphocytes
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Induces formation of RBCs
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Induces development of T-lymphocytes
Which of the following helps in differentiation of cells of immune system?
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Cortisol
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Thyroxine
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Thymosin
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Steroid
The letter T in T-lymphocyte refers to :
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Thymus
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Thyroid
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Thalamus
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Tonsil
Which of the following glands is lost as the age advances?
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Thyroid
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Thymus
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Pancreas
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Adrenal
Thymus glands is a specialised lymphoid organ of the immune system. It helps in the maturation of the T cells. it plays an important role during the puberty at the adolescence stage. After puberty, it degenerates and it is replaced by fat. This shrinkage of thymus mainly takes place due to a high level of sex hormones.
The name of endocrine gland in the human brain is
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Thyroid
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Adrenal
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Thymus
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Pituitary
Which of the following do not play any role in calcium balance in the human body?
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Vitamin D
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Parathyroid hormone
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Thyrocalcitonin
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Thymosin
Which gland atrophies in adults?
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Pancreas gland
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Thymus gland
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Adrenal gland
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Thyroid gland
Thymus gland is a prominent gland at birth but gradually atrophies in the adult. It is a soft, pinkish, bilobed mass of lymphoid tissue. It secretes a hormone thymosin which is involved in producing immunity.
Which one of the following is termed temporary gland?
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Pineal
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Thymus
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Pancreas
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Kidney
Thymus is called temporary gland as it degenerates in old individuals resulting in a decreased production of thymosin.