The Glucocorticoids

Q.

Alpha-1-antitrypsin is used to treat:

1. Alzheimer’s Disease

2. Cancer

3. Emphysema

4. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Q.

Which of the following is not a function of cortisol?

1. Gluconeogenesis

2. Erythropoiesis

3. Immunosuppressant

4. Calcium metabolism

Q. The use of antihistamine, adrenaline and steroids quickly reduce the symptoms of

1. Fungal disease
2. Viral disease
3. Helminthic disease
4. Allergy

Q.

What hormone controls water balance in the body?

Q.

Why is gluconeogenesis so important?

Q. A patient of diabetes mellitus excretes glucose in urine even when he is kept on a carbohydrate free diet. It is because-

1. Amino acids are catabolized in kidney to form glucose
2. Glycogen from muscles is released in blood stream
3. Fats are catabolized in adipose tissue to form glucose
4. Amino acids are discharged in blood stream from liver

Q. Which of the following is a function of enterogastrone?

1. Stimulates secretion of water and bicarbonate ions
2. Stimulation of the secretion of hydrochloric acid and pepsinogen
3. Stimulation of the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and bile juice
4. Inhibition of gastric secretion

Q.

Cortisol can be given in which of the following conditions?

1. As immunosuppressant in organ transplant surgeries

2. As anti-inflammatory drug in uncontrolled inflammation

3. As supplementation for hypothyroidism

4. As anti-diuretic in diabetes

1. i and ii

2. ii and iii

3. iv and i

4. iii and iv

Q.

Which factors increase the rate of gluconeogenesis?

Q.

Why is catabolism called a destructive metabolism?

Q. The reabsorption of sodium from glomerular filtrate is regulated by the hormone:

1. Glucagon
2. Secretin
3. Aldosterone
4. Adrenaline

Q.

Inflammatory responses can be controlled by a certain steroid. Name the steroid, its source and also its other important functions.

Q. A hormone responsible for normal sleep-wake cycle is

1. epinephrine
2. gastrin
3. melatonin
4. insulin

Q. The hormone used for suppressing allergies, rheumatoid arthritis and tissue inflammation is:

1. Thyrosine
2. Adrenalin
3. Glucocorticoid
4. Mineralocorticoid

Q. A fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) activates:

1. Juxtaglomerular cells to release renin
2. Adrenal cortex to release aldosterone
3. Adrenal medulla to release adrenaline
4. Posterior pituitary to release vasopressin

Q.

What is the cause of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency?

Q. are secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress and they promote the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate substrates.

1. Glucagon
2. ACTH
3. Insulin
4. Glucocorticoids

Q. Which of the following pituitary hormones is secreted without the involvement of a releasing hormone(RH)?

1. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone(TSH)
2. Follicle Stimulating Hormone(FSH)
3. Oxytocin
4. Prolactin

Q. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Many portions of the central nervous system exert control over the autonomic nervous system. Major control and integration of the autonomic nervous system occurs in what portion of the brain:

1. hypothalamus
2. brain stem
3. cerebral cortex
4. cerebellum

Q.

Which of the following hormones has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic attributes?

1. Aldosterone

2. Cortisol

3. Adrenaline

4. Noradrenaline

Q. Correct the statements, if they are wrong.
i) Alpha cells produce insulin and beta cells produce glucagon.
ii) Cortisone suppresses the immune response.
iii) Thymus gland is a lymphoid mass.
iv) Ovary produces eggs and androgen.

Q. Select the incorrectly matched groups from the following.

a.	Insulin and glucagon	-	Secreted from the endocrine region of pancreas
b.	Emulsification	-	Breaking of fat molecules into fatty acid and glycerol
c.	Trypsin	-	Protein digestive enzyme present in bile
d.	Succus entericus	-	Helps in the complete digestion of proteins, carbohydrates and fats

The incorrectly matched pairs are

1. b and c
2. a and c
3. c and d
4. a and b

Q. During summer season, which hormone concentration is maintained at high level?

1. Insulin
2. Vasopressin
3. Oxytocin
4. Corticoid

Q. Find out the function that is carried out by cortisol

1. Growth
2. Both A and B
3. Synthesis of blood
4. Gluconeogenesis

Q. Endorphins are produced by

1. Pineal body
2. Thymus
3. Pituitary gland
4. Both pituitary gland and central nervous system

Q. The hormone used for suppressing allergies, rheumatoid arthritis and tissue inflammation is:

1. Thyrosine
2. Adrenalin
3. Glucocorticoid
4. Mineralocorticoid

Q.

1. is same as that of fresh tissue
2. keeps lessening unlike in fresh tissue
   
3. keeps increasing unlike in fresh tissue
4. carbon dating is not performed on dead tissues

Q. The secretion of which of these hormones is raised during stressful situations?

1. ACTH
2. Melatonin
3. MSH
4. TSH

Q. Match column I ( hormones) column II (functions).

Column I (hormones)	Column II (function)
a. Gastrin	1. Secretion of pancreatic enzymes and bile juice
b. Secretin	2. Inhibits gastric juice secretion
c. Cholecystokinin	3. Secretion of HCl and pepsinogen
d. Enterogastrone	4. Secretion of water and bicarbonates

1. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
2. a -4, b-1, c-3, d-2
3. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
4. a -3, b-4, c-1, d-2

Q. Progesterone is secreted by

1. Corpus luteum
2. Graafian cells
3. Leyding cells
4. Corpus albicans