Which of the following statement is correct in relation to the endocrine system?
Adenohypophysis is under direct neural regulation of the hypothalamus
Organs in the body like gastrointestinal tract, heart, kidney and liver do not produce any hormones
Non- nutrient chemicals produced by the body in trace amount that act as intercellular messenger are known as hormones
Releasing and inhibitory hormones are produced by the pituitary gland
Select the answer which correctly matches the endocrine gland with the hormone it secretes and its function/deficiency symptom
Endocrine gland | Hormone | Function/ deficiency symptoms |
Anterior pituitary | Oxytocin | Stimulates uterus contraction during child birth |
Posterior pituitary | Growth Hormone (GH) | Oversecretion stimulates abnormal growth |
Thyroid gland | Thyroxine | Lack of iodine in diet results in goitre |
Corpus luteum | Testosterone | Stimulates spermatogenesis |
Which of the following pituitary hormones is secreted without the involvement of a Releasing Hormone (RH)?
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Oxytocin
Prolactin
C.
Oxytocin
Oxytocin is a mammalian neurohypophysial hormone produced by hypothalamus and stored and secreted by posterior lobe of pituitary gland. It acts as a neuromodulator in the brain. It is secreted by the pituitary without the involvement of a Releasing Hormone (RH).
TSH, FSH and prolactin are secreted with the involvement of releasing hormones to release thyrotroph, gonadotroph and lactotroph cells triggers respectively the anterior lobe of pituitary to release their particular hormones such as thyroid releasing hormone, gonadotropin releasing hormone and prolactin releasing hormone, respectively.
Which of the following hormones is a derivative of fatty acid?
Gastrin
Thyroxin
Estrogen
Prostaglandins
Cells die at the time of release of secretory materials in
holocrine gland
apocrine gland
merocrine gland
mixed or apocrine gland
Which one of the following is called intra-specific chemical messenger?
Pheromones
Prostaglandins
Corticotrophin
Catecholamines
Which one of the following secretes glucagon?
Beta () cells of islets of Langerhans
Alpha () cells of islets of Langerhans
Acidophilic cells of adenohypophysis
Basophilic cells of adenohypophysis
Which one of the following enzymes is responsible for the conversion of norepinephrine to epinephrine?
Catecholamine-O-methyltransferase
Phenylalanine-N-methyltransferase
DOPA decarboxylase
Monoamine oxidase