Pituitary Gland

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Why is insulin not administered orally to diabetic patients?

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Why is the adrenal gland called an emergency gland and the 3F gland?

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What is the role of sodium and potassium in the human body?

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What organ regulates body temperature in humans?

Q. Which of the following is called the master gland of the body?

1. Pineal gland
2. Thyroid gland
3. Adrenal gland
4. Pituitary gland

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What happens to the graafian follicle if fertilization does not occur?

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What is the function of adrenal gland?

Q. All of the following hormones are tropic hormones, except

1. ACTH
2. TSH
3. LTH
4. PTH

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What causes milk ejection reflex?

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Which of the following does not act as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland ?

(a) testis

(b) ovary

(c) pituitary

(d) pancreas

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Which of the following endocrine gland does not occur as a pair in the human body?

(a) adrenal

(b) pituitary

(c) testis

(d) ovary

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After ovulation Graafian follicle regresses into-

1. Corpus Callosum

2. Corpus Artesia

3. Corpus Albicans

4. Corpus Luteum

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What factors control spermatogenesis?

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What is a target site?

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Dwarfism results due to

1. Excess secretion of thyroxin

2. Less secretion of growth hormone

3. Less secretion of adrenaline

4. Excess secretion of growth hormone

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What is relaxin?

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What are the effects of adrenaline and noradrenaline on the body?

Q. The structure which connects the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland is?

1. Cerebral cortex
2. Infundibulum
3. Anterior pituitary
4. Corpus callosum

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Which gland secretes the growth hormone?

Q. Thyroxin is called the personality hormone why?

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Which part of the human brain is concerned with the regulation of body temperature?

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A man is admitted in hospital. He is suffering from an abnormally, low body temperature, loss of appetite, and extreme thirst. His brain scan would probably show a tumor in:

1. Medulla oblongata

2. Pons Varolii

3. Cerebellum

4. Hypothalamus

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What is neurohypophysis also referred to as?

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A steroid hormone which regulates glucose metabolism is-

1. Cortisol

2. Cortisone

3. 1­1-deoxycorticosterone

4. Corticosterone

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What is the function of the Interstitial cells?

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What is another name for vasopressin?

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The faulty functioning of an endocrine gland can make a person very short or very tall. This gland is

(a) thyroid

(b) pineal

(c) adrenal

(d) pituitary

Q. Which of the following hormones are secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland ?

1. Adreno Cortico Tropic hormone
2. Oxytocin
3. Vasopressin
4. Prolactin

Q. Pituitary gland secretes , that is responsible for regulating the growth and development of the body.

1. adrenaline
2. testosterone
3. growth hormone

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Name one hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.