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Endocrine System MCQ and Answer
1. Which of this statement is INCORRECT regarding the function of hormones?
a) Reproduction and sexual differentiation
b) Maintenance of internal environment
c) Maintain body temperature
d) Development and growth
Answer: c
2. Mark the one, which is NOT the precursor of the hormone?
a) Amino acids
b) Cholesterol
c) Phospholipids
d) Proteins
Answer: d
3. What is the precursor of steroid hormone?
a) Protein
b) Cholesterol
c) Carbohydrate
d) Lipid
Answer: b
4. Which of the is a fat soluble hormone?
a) Amine hormone
b) Peptide hormone
c) Thyroid hormone
d) Protein hormone
Answer: c
5. Name the hormone which is synthesized from histidine amino acid?
a) Histamine
b) Epinephrine
c) Norepinephrine
d) Dopamine
Answer: a
6. Which of the following is protein hormone?
a) Oxytocin
b) Insulin
c) TSH
d) Antidiuretic hormone
Answer: b
7. Name the gland, which releases Neurohormone.
a) Hypothalamus
b) Pituitary
c) Thyroid
d) Pancreas
Answer: a
8. Name the hormone which takes part in the release of FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary.
a) Growth hormone
b) GnRH
c) Somatostatin
d) TRH
Answer: b
9. Which of the following is Growth hormone inhibiting hormone?
a) FSH
b) TRH
c) GHRH
d) Somatostatin
Answer: d
10. Mark the one, which is not inhibited by the effect of somatostatin.
a) GH
b) TSH
c) Glucagon
d) Dopamine
Answer: d
11. Name the hormone, which is released by the posterior pituitary.
a) Oxytocin
b) TSH
c) ICSH
d) Prolactin
Answer: a
12. Chemical messengers secreted by ductless glands are called___________
a) Lymph
b) Platelets
c) Plasma
d) Hormones
Answer: d
13. Which of the following is NOT an endocrine gland?
a) Hypothalamus
b) Pituitary
c) Parathyroid
d) Pancreas
Answer: a
14. FSH and LH are collectively known as _______
a) Neurohomones
b) Antistress hormones
c) Gonadotrophic hormone
d) Emergency hormone
Answer: c
15. Which of the following is not a heredity disease?
a) Hemophilia
b) Cretinism
c) Cystic fibrosis
d) Thalassemia
Answer: b
16. Which of the following hormone is responsible for ovulation?
a) LH
b) FSH
c) Progesterone
d) Testosterone
Answer: a
17. Which of the following is a part of endocrine gland?
a) Pars radiata
b) Brunner’s gland
c) Juxtaglomerulus
d) Crypts of Lieberkuhn
Answer: c
18. Who is the father of endocrinology?
a) R H Whittakar
b) Pasteur
c) Thomas Addison
d) Einthoven
Answer: c
19. Stress hormone is __________
a) Oxytocin
b) Adrenaline
c) Vasopressin
d) Sex hormone
Answer: b
20. Which of the following is responsible for sleep cycle movements?
a) Melatonin
b) Dopamine
c) Serotin
d) Adrenaline
Answer: a
21. Which part of the ovary of mammals acts as endocrine gland after copulation?
a) Stroma
b) Graaffian follicle
c) Vitelline membrane
d) Germinal epithelium
Answer: b
22. Which of the following hormone is a modified amino acid?
a) Progesterone
b) Estrogen
c) Prostaglandins
d) Epinephrine
Answer: d
23. Ecdysone is secreted by __________
a) Insects
b) Nematodes’
c) Polychaetes
d) Algae
Answer: a
24. Which hormone produces a calorigenic effect?
a) FSH
b) Thyroxine
c) Insulin
d) Adrenaline
Answer: a
25. Which of the following hormone is a steroid?
a) Epinephrine
b) Thyroxine
c) Estrogen
d) Prostaglandins
Answer: c
26. Deficiency of vasopressin causes ________
a) Goitre
b) Diabetes mellitus
c) Myxoedema
d) Diabetes insipidus
Answer: d
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