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The mass of pituitary gland in adults is about……..gm.
a) 0.5    
b) 5                                                        
c) 50  
d) 500

a

Which of the following hormone is also known as “master gland”?
a) pituitary                                          
b) hypothalamus
c) thyroid                                              
d) parathyroid

a

Pituitary gland has…… lobes.
a) two                                                    
b) three
c) four                                                   
d) five

a


Pituitary gland has two lobes; 1. anterior lobe 2. posterior lobe



Growth hormone is secreted by which lobe of pituitary gland
a) anterior lobe                                  
b) posterior lobe
c) both a & b                                       
d) none of these

a

Growth hormones increase the cell division of…..cells
a) somatic cells                                  
b) germ cells
c) blood cells                                        
d) all of these

a

Excess secretion of growth hormones cause a disorder
a) paralysis                                          
b) pneumonia
c) cancer                                               
d) gigantism


d