Question 1

Which gland is exocrine as well as endocrine?

Pituitary
Pancreas
Adrenal
Thyroid
Gonads

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 2

Which of the following matches of glands and their nature is incorrect?

Salivary gland - Exocrine gland
Liver - Exocrine gland
Thyroid gland - Endocrine gland
Pancreas - Exocrine gland
Adrenal - Endocrine gland

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 3

Iodine is necessary for the secretion of which hormone?

Thyroxin
Insulin
Vasopressin
Adrenalin
Cortisone

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 4

Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of calcitonin?

Simple goitre
Cretinism
Dwarfism
Mental redardation
Tetany

Answer

Correct Option: E

Question 5

What is the location of the pituitary gland?

On the either side of the root of trachea.
On the upper pole of each kidney
Slightly below the stomach
In the pelvic cavity
Attached to the hypothalamus of the brain

Answer

Correct Option: E

Question 6

Oxytocin causes contraction of which body organ?

Urethra
Heart
Uterus
Lungs
Ureter

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 7

Which of the following cells secretes glucagon?

The beta cells of islets of langerhans
The alpha cells of islets of langerhans
The beta cells of pancreas
The adrenal cortex
Thyroid gland

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 8

Which gland regulates the basal metabolic rate in the body?

Thyroid
Thymus
Parathyroid
Pancreas
Adrenal

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 9

Pancreas is a mixed gland. Which of the following is correct in this respect?

All cells secrete enzymes and hormones.
Enzymes and hormones are secreted by separate cells.
Few cells secrete enzymes.
Most cells secrete hormones.
Few cells secrete enzymes and hormones.

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 10

Endocrine glands secrete _______ in the _________ in order to regulate life processes.

hormones, heart
enzymes, liver
hormones, blood stream
hormones, liver
enzymes, blood stream

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 11

__________ system and Endocrine system are very closely related.

Circulatory
Respiratory
Nervous
Excretory
Reproductive

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 12

Which of the following pairs of hormone and related disease is not correct?

Thyroxin : Myxedema
Parathormone : Hypocalcemia
Androgens : Adrenal virilism
Diabetes insipidus : Glucose
Thyroxin : Exophthalmic goitre

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 13

Which of the following transports hormones from the endocrine gland to various body parts?

Arteries
Veins
Aorta
Food pipe
Intestine

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 14

Which hormone influences the ossification of bones?

Parathormone
Insulin
Glycogen
Adrenalin
Prolactin

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 15

What is the main function of beta cells of pancreas?

To produce adrenaline
To produce prolactin
To produce oxytocin
To produce insulin
To produce calcitonin

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 16

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding pituitary gland?

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), is released under the influence of hypothalamic Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH); inhibited by somatostatin.
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), is released under the influence of hypothalamic Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH).
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), is released under the influence of hypothalamus.
Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH, also known as vasopressin and AVP, arginine vasopressin), the majority of which is released from the supraoptic nucleus in the hypothalamus.
Melanocyte–stimulating hormones (MSHs), although this function is often (imprecisely) attributed to the anterior pituitary. These are sometimes called intermedins, as these are released by the pars intermedia.

Answer

Correct Option: C

Description: 20
Number of Questions: 16
Created by: Prajapati Rathore
Tags: 20 Endocrine Glands (Hypothalamus, Pineal, Thyroid, and Parathyroid Glands) Refractive Index Refraction of Light

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