Gynaecomastia and Adrenal Virilism

Q. Adrenal virilism is caused due to excess of androgens in females.

1. True
2. False

Q. In the figure given below, identify $"\text{A}"$.

1. Adrenal medulla
2. Adrenal cortex
3. Parathyroid gland
4. Thyroid gland

Q. Match the following deficiency disorders with the corresponding Adrenal hormones.
$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column I}& \text{Column II}\\ \text{i. Addison’s Disease}& \text{a. Androgens in Females}\\ \text{ii. Cushing’s Syndrome}& \text{b. Estrogens in Males}\\ \text{iii. Aldosteronism}& \text{c. Cortisols}\\ \text{iv. Gynaecomastia}& \text{d. ACTH}\\ \text{v. Adrenal Virilism}& \text{e. Aldosterone}\end{array}$

1. I ➡ d., II ➡ c, . III ➡ e., IV ➡ b., V ➡ c.

2. I ➡ e., II ➡ a, . III ➡ d., IV ➡ c., V ➡ b.

3. I ➡ a., II ➡ b, . III ➡ c., IV ➡ d., V ➡ e.

4. I ➡ c., II ➡ d, . III ➡ b., IV ➡ e., V ➡ a.

Q. Facial hair occur in some women due to

1. UV radiation
2. Use of cosmetics
3. Hormone imbalance
4. Pollution

Q. Chemicals which control changes at adolescence stage are

1. Hormones
2. Enzymes
3. Sex hormones
4. Peptides

Q.

“Some human female starts developing male characteristics like beard, degeneration of uterus and ovaries, etc. in their growing period.” Give a reason for the above statement.

Q. Adrenal virilism is caused due to excess of androgens in females.

1. False
2. True

Q.

Deficiency of testosterone causes ___ and deficiency of oestrogen causes ____.

1. Male hypogonadism and female hypogonadism

2. Precocious puberty and male hypogonadism

3. Eunuchoidism and gynecomastia

4. Female hypogonadism and male hypogonadism

Q.

Match the diseases with their symptoms

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column I}& \text{Column II}\\ \text{a. Addison’s disease}& \text{i. Irregular periods, baldness, male hair growth pattern}\\ \text{b. Cushing’s disease}& \text{ii. Facial puffiness, buffalo hump, abdominal obesity}\\ \text{c. Conn’s disease}& \text{iii. Browning skin, diabetes insipidus}\\ \text{d. Adrenal virilism}& \text{iv. Headaches, a symptom of severe hypertension}\end{array}$

1. a. iii, b. ii c. iv d. i

2. a. iv b.iii c. ii d.i

3. a. ii b. iii c. iv d. i

4. a. i b. ii c. iii d. iv

Q. In the figure given below, identify $"\text{A}"$.

1. Adrenal medulla
2. Adrenal cortex
3. Parathyroid gland
4. Thyroid gland

Q. Blood calcium level is lowered due to the deficiency of

1. calcitonin
2. parathormone
3. both calcitonin and parathormone
4. pancreatic juice and parathyroid

Q. Gynaecomastia is caused due to excessive production of oestrogen in males.

1. True
2. False

Q. Estrogen and testosterone are steroid hormones, and most likely bind to.

1. Membrane ion channels
2. Enzyme-linked membrane receptors
3. G-protein coupled membrane receptors
4. Cytoplasmic receptors

Q. In the figure given below, identify $"\text{A}"$.

1. Adrenal medulla
2. Adrenal cortex
3. Parathyroid gland
4. Thyroid gland

Q. Value based questions.
If a person who has had a heart transplant receives prednisone (a glucocorticoid) to help prevent rejection of the transplanted tissue, will blood levels of ACTH and CRH (corticotropin releasing hormone) be high or low and why ?

Q.

Match the following deficiency disorders with the hormones of Gonads ___.

$\begin{array}{cc}ColumnI& ColumnII\\ i.\text{Eunuchoidism}& a.\text{Lack of testosterone and oestrogen}\\ ii.\text{Male hypogonadism}& b.\text{Low testosterone}\\ iii.\text{Female hypogonadism}& c.\text{Oestrogen}\\ iv.\text{Gynaecomastia}& d.\text{Oestrogen in males}\\ v.\text{Precocious Puberty}& e.\text{Early secretion of Sex hormones}\end{array}$

1. I ➡ e., II ➡ a, . III ➡ d., IV ➡ c., V ➡ b.

2. I ➡ c., II ➡ d, . III ➡ b., IV ➡ e., V ➡ a.

3. I ➡ d., II ➡ c, . III ➡ e., IV ➡ b., V ➡ c.

4. I ➡ a., II ➡ b, . III ➡ c., IV ➡ d., V ➡ e.

Q. Mr. Nicky is young boy without secondary sexual character so his so his engagement is about to break.
His hormonal states is

1. $\downarrow ICSH$
2. $\downarrow FSH$
3. $\uparrow ADH$
4. $\uparrow Testosterone$

Q. Assertion :Eunuchoidism involves aspermia(lack of sperms), under developed sex organs and lack of accessory sex characters in males. Reason: Failure of progesterone secretion leads to eunuchoidism.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Q. Nephrons in people suffering from diabetes insipidus do not secrete

1. Enzyme
2. Steroid
3. Fatty acid
4. ADH

Q.

Match the diseases with their symptoms

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column I}& \text{Column II}\\ \text{a. Addison’s disease}& \text{i. Irregular periods, baldness, male hair growth pattern}\\ \text{b. Cushing’s disease}& \text{ii. Facial puffiness, buffalo hump, abdominal obesity}\\ \text{c. Conn’s disease}& \text{iii. Browning skin, diabetes insipidus}\\ \text{d. Adrenal virilism}& \text{iv. Headaches, a symptom of severe hypertension}\end{array}$

1. a. iii, b. ii, c. iv, d. i

2. a. i, b. ii, c. iii, d. iv

3. a. iv, b.iii, c. ii, d.i

4. a. ii, b. iii, c. iv, d. i

Q. Match the following deficiency disorders with the corresponding Adrenal hormones.
$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column I}& \text{Column II}\\ \text{i. Addison’s Disease}& \text{a. Androgens in Females}\\ \text{ii. Cushing’s Syndrome}& \text{b. Estrogens in Males}\\ \text{iii. Aldosteronism}& \text{c. Cortisols}\\ \text{iv. Gynaecomastia}& \text{d. ACTH}\\ \text{v. Adrenal Virilism}& \text{e. Aldosterone}\end{array}$

1. I $\to$ d, II $\to$ c, III $\to$ e, IV $\to$ b, V $\to$ a.

2. I $\to$ e, II $\to$ a, III $\to$ d, IV $\to$ c, V $\to$ b.

3. I $\to$ a, II $\to$ b, III $\to$ c, IV $\to$ d, V $\to$ e.

4. I $\to$ c, II $\to$ d, III $\to$ b, IV $\to$ e, V $\to$ a.