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Endocrinology – Hormones MCQS
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1. It acts as a first messenger:a) c-AMP b) c-GMPc) calmodulin d) calciume) calcitonin
2. The enzyme required for the synthesis of c-AMP is:a) tyrosine kinase b) phospholipase Cc) adenylate cyclase d) G-Proteine) ATPase
3. An 11 years old patient comes to doctor with obesity and dwarfism. He needs the administration of:a) insulin b) growth hormonec) glucagon d) testosteronee) catecholamines
4. Find the mis-match.a) pancreas : somatostatinb) thyroid gland : calcitoninc) Anterior pituitary : thyrotropin releasing hormoned) adrenal medulla : catecholaminese) adrenal cortex : mineralocorticoids
5. Testosterone formation in the fetus is stimulated by:a) FSH b) LHc) both a & b d) HCG hormonee) anti mullerian hormone
6. It has receptors in the cytoplasm:a) insulin b) glucagonc) cortisol d) growth hormonee) oxytocin
7. The commonest cause of diabetes mellitus is:a) carbohydrate diet b) congenital absence of insulinc) obesity d) pancreatic atrophye) lack of exercise
8. Oxytocin is secreted by:a) supra optic nuclei b) para optic nucleic) para ventricular nuclei d) posterior pituitarye) uterus
9. The most appropriate option that represents an exocrine gland:a) duct b) bloodc) hormone d) secretory vesicle
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10. It may be called as master gland: a) hypothalamus b) pituitary gland c) thyroid gland d) pancreas e) adrenal gland
11. All are the dissimilarities of hormones with enzymes except:a) they are poured into bloodb) they are not used up during the reactionc) they are produced by one organ and act on the otherd) they all are not protein in nature.
12. It has receptors in the nucleus:a) FSH b) TSHc) calcitonin d) thyroxin
13. Thyroid hormones and catecholamines are derived from:a) alcohol b) cholesterolc) tryptofan d) tyrosinee) glycine
14. The precursor for steroid hormones is:a) alcohol b) cholesterolc) hyroxy cholesterol d) hyroxy steroidse) lipids
15. It does not match others in the list:a) FSH b) estrogenc) progesterone d) testosteronee) aldosterone
16. Growth hormone:a) double polypeptideb) glycoprotein c) requires insulin for its growth promoting actiond) requires IGF for its growth promoting actione) decreases gluconeogenesis
17. The concentration of with hormone will increase if the hypothalamus is damaged:a) ACTH b) FSHc) TSH d) LHe) prolactin
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18. All of the following hormones are anabolic to protein metabolism except:a) growth hormoneb) thyroid hormones in small physiological dosesc) insulind) cortisol in extra hepatic tissuese) testosterone
19. All of the following hormones have their actions on mammary gland except:a) estrogen b) progesteronec) prolactin d) growth hormonee) LH
20. Milk ejection during suckling is caused by:a) prolactin b) LHc) oxytocin d) progesteronee) somatomammotroph
21. It has receptors on cell membranea) T3 b) T4
c) TSH d) aldosteronee) testosterone
22. Testosterone formation in the adults is stimulated by:a) FSH b) LHc) growth hormone d) inhibine) N.O.T
23. It is indispensable for the ovulation to occura) FSH b) LHc) prolactin d) estrogene) progesterone
24. ADH and oxytocin require _______ for their transport from hypothalamus to posterior pituitary.a) albumin b) globulinc) plasma proteins d) neurophysine) freely in water
25. ADH:
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a) acts on collecting duct to reabsorb waterb) increases blood volumec) relaxes smooth musclesd) released from posterior pituitarye) increases intracellular Ca++ concentration
26. Growth hormone:a) increases bone growth b) decreases TG synthesisc) increases protein synthesis d) decreases intestinal Ca++ absorptione) increases blood glucose
27. It is known as love hormone:a) oxytocin b) estrogenc) progesterone d) prolactine) LH
28. Thyroid glands contain large quantities of a protein called:a) thyroprotein b) thyroalbuminc) thyroglobulin d) thyrotyrosinee) thyroprealbumin
29. All are necessary for the formation of thyroid hormones except:a) iodide trapping b) coupling of iodotyrosinesc) iodination of tyrosine d) reduction of iodidee) thyroperoxidase
30. The most powerful and active thyroid hormone is:a) T3 b) T4
c) reverse T3 d) TSHe) calcitonin
31. All of the following hormones are hyperglycemic except:a) growth hormone b) glucagonc) cortisol d) thyroid hormonese) ACTH
32. Parathormone:a) increases PO4 level b) decreases Ca++ levelc) increases P absorption d) decreases Ca++ excretion e) increases osteoblastic activity
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33. Find the incorrect statement:a) ANP is secreted from kidneysb) ACTH stimulates cortisolc) aldosterone secretion is stimulated by potassium an aldosteroned) corticotropin releasing hormone is secreted from hypothalamuse) N.O.T
34. A patient comes to doctor with low blood pressure and polyuria. He needs the administration of:a) mineralocorticoids b) glucocorticoidsc) ADH c) insuline) ACTH
35. Insulin receptors consist of:a) α-chain b) β-chainc) α & β chains d) 1 α & 2 β chainse) 2 α & 2 β chains
36. Insulin:a) acts through tyrosine kinase pathwayb) can be taken orally in case of diabetes mellitus.c) has half life of about 6 min.d) is secreted by β cells of pancrease) is hypoglycemic hormone
37. Insulin increases all of the followings except:a) protein synthesis b) TG synthesisc) glycogenesis d) gluconeogenesise) convertion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA
38. Glucagon increases:a) glycogenesis b) TG synthesisc) excretion of glucose d) protein synthesise) force of contraction of heart
39. The major free circulating adrenocorticoid hormone in human is:a) aldosterone b) cortisolc) corticosterone d) androgense) cortisone
40. All of the following hormones release androgens except:a) adrenal gland b) testisc) ovary d) mammary gland
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e) placenta
41. Total amino acids in insulin molecule are:a) 49 b) 50c) 51 d) 52e) 55
42. Find the incorrect statement:a) hypothalamus is endocrine glandb) GIT wall is exocrinec) pancreas is endocrine as well as exocrined) liver is exocrine glande) parotid is exocrine gland
43. Aldosterone:a) is secreted from zona glomerulosab) increases blood volumec) antagonizes the effect of ANPd) increases reabsorption of chloridese) increases K+ absorption
44. The main cause of baldness in men is:a) cholesterol b) testosteronec) vitamin deficiency d) thyroid hormonese) cortisol
45. Catecholamines:a) Ca++ acts as second messenger on binding with β receptorsb) c-AMP acts as second messenger on binding with α receptorsc) nor epinephrine is chiefly synthesized by adrenal medullad) epinephrine inhibits insulin releasee) in muscles epinephrine causes glycogenesis
46. The immediate precursor of testosterone is:a) cholesterol b) pregnenolonec) androstenedione d) progesteronee) 17-hydroxyprogesterone
47. Estrogena) increases the size of female genital organsb) the most active form is β estradiolc) causes appearance of secondary sexual characters d) used as contraceptivee) causes development of alveolar system of breasts
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48. Progesterone:a) secreted from ovary b) secreted from corpus luteumc) causes menstruation d) causes changes in endometriume) the immediate precursor is pregnenolone
49. It causes contraction of gall bladder and emptying of bilea) gastrin b) cholecystokininc) motilin d) secretine) GIP
50. After menopause there is increase in:a) FSH b) LHc) both a & b d) estrogene) progesterone
51. gonadotropic hormones are_______ in naturea) glycoprotein b) proteinc) steroid d) amino acid derivatives
52. It uses phospholipase C pathwaya) oxytocin b) growth hormonec) parathormone d) glucagone) ACTH
53. Insulin increases:a) gluconeogenesis b) amino acid formationc) glycogenolysis d) lipolysise) glycogenesis
54. FSH secretion is inhibited by:a) inhibin b) LHc) progesterone d) somatostatine) dihydrotestosterone
55. _______ increase the requirement of vitamins:a) adrenal androgens b) testosteronec) thyroid hormones c) parathormonee) growth hormone
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56. Kidneys secrete:a) aldosterone b) angiotensin 1c) angiotensin 2 d) renine) A.O.T
57. Cortisol:a) decreases lipolysisb) increases inflammationc) decreases permeability of capillary membrane d) increases extra hepatic protein synthesise) decreases stability of lysosomal membrane
58. A patient comes to doctor suffering from leg trauma and excess inflammation. He needs the administration of:a) growth hormone b) glucagonc) insulin d) cortisole) aldosterone
59. Antimullerian hormone is secreted by:a) interstitial cells of leydig b) GIT wallc) ovary d) sustenticular cells of sertolie) prostate gland
60. Pregnancy test is based on the presence of ______ in urinea) FSH b) LHc) HCG d) estrogene) progesterone
61. All are the stimulus for glucagon secretion except:a) stress b) hypoglycemiac) starvation d) exercise e) somatostatin
62. Find the incorrect statement:a) glucagon does not affect musclesb) seminal vesicles are exocrine glandsc) TSH converts columnar thyroid cells to cuboidald) The number of receptors vary within minutese) Growth hormone increases insulin secretion
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Questions 63 – 80
Select from the terms below:
A) Acromegaly B) Addison’s diseaseC) Conn’s syndrome D) Adrenogenital syndromeE) Cushing’s syndrome F) Diabetes insipidusG) Goiter H) HypothyroidismI) Hyperthyroidism J) CretinismK) Osteoporosis L) PanhypopituitarismM) Type 1 diabetes N) Type 2 diabetesO) N.O.T
63. The enlargement of thyroid gland
64. Loss of function of vasopressin
65. Characterized by hyperkalemia
66. Growth hormone deficiency in children
67. Excess growth hormone in adults
68. Tumors of zona glomerulasa cause
69. Administration of insulin is the treatment
70. Characterized by myxedema, cold intolerance
71. Characterized by torso buffalo
72. Lack of thyroid hormones during childhood
73. Characterized by thickening of hands, feet, protrusion of jaws but the height remains normal
74. Total lack of posterior pituitary hormones
75. Old age disease due to the Vitamin C and estrogen deficiency
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76. Insulin resistance by the target cells
77. TSH is elevated.
78. Excess cortisol
79. In pre pubertal males causes enlargement of sex organs
80. Characterized by somnolence.
Answer Key
1 E 2 C 3 B4 C 5 D 6 C7 C 8 C 9 A10 A 11 B 12 D13 D 14 B 15 A16 D 17 E 18 D19 E 20 C 21 C22 B 23 B 24 D25 C 26 D 27 A28 C 29 D 30 A31 E 32 D 33 A34 C 35 E 36 B37 D 38 E 39 B40 D 41 C 42 B43 E 44 B 45 D46 C 47 E 48 C49 B 50 C 51 A52 A 53 E 54 A55 C 56 D 57 C58 D 59 D 60 C61 E 62 C 63 G64 F 65 B 66 O67 A 68 C 69 M70 H 71 E 72 J73 A 74 O 75 K76 N 77 H 78 E79 D 80 H
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