Steroid hormones are produced by……
a) testes and ovaries
b) adrenal gland and gonads
c) adrenal cortex and gonads
d) gonads and thyroid
Which of the following is composed of lipids?
a) enzymes
b) sex hormones
c) insulin
d) glucagon
Explanation sex hormones are estrogen and progesterone in female and testosterone in male
Which of the following is/are the NOT the chemical nature of hormones?
a) amino acids and their derivative
b) proteins and polypeptides
c) nucleic acids and carbohydrates
d) both a and b
Chemically hormones are amino acid, protein polypeptide and …….
a) fat
b) lipid
c) steroid
d) carbohydrate
Steroid hormones are the derivatives of
a) simple lipids
b) phospholipids
c) cholesterol
d) waxes
Explanation Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body. Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods.
Which of the
following glands secrete steroidal hormones?
a) adrenal cortex, ovaries and testes
b) placenta
c) pituitary, thyroid and hypothalamus
d) both a and b
Explanation glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids and androgens, estrogens, and progesterone are steroidal hormones
