Multiple Choice QuestionsThe reabsorption of water in the kidney is under the control of
LH
ADH
STH
ACTH
B.
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) controls the tubular permeability and concentration of sodium in the extracellular fluid. It regulates the osmotic pressure of body fluids by causing the kidneys to increase water reabsorption.
It associates with the renal pressure system and then regulates the fluid volume of body through the agency of hypothalamic osmoreceptors.
Damage to thymus in a child may lead to
a reduction in haemoglobin content of blood
a reduction in stem cell production
loss of antibody mediated immunity
loss of cell mediated immunity
Parkinson's disease (characterized by tremors and progressive rigidity of limbs) is caused by degeneration of brain neurons that are involved in movement control and make use of neurotransmitter
acetylcholine
norepinephrine
dopamine
GABA
Moulting hormone is secreted by
corpora cardiacum
prothoracic gland
corpora allata
neurosecretory hormone
Blood calcium level can be increased by the administration of
glucagon
thyroxine
parathormone
caleitonin
Gonadotropin releasing hormone is transferred to anterior pituitary by
left coronary artery
hypophysial portal veins
axons of neurosecretory cells
nuclei of hypothalamus
When kidney of a person is damaged, he/she invariably suffers from anaemia because
RBCs pass through the glomerulus
sufficient erythropoietin is not produced
haemoglobin is not synthesised sufficiently
iron and vitamin B12 are not able to bind to haemoglobin
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