Parathyroid hormone acts to ensure that
a) calcium levels in the blood never drop too low
b) sodium levels in urine are constant
c) potassium levels in the blood don’t escalate
d) the concentration of water in the blood is sufficient
Explanation paratharmone increase blood calcium level
The adrenal cortex produce……..
a) adrenaline
b) calcitonin
c) epinephrine
d) aldosterone
Oxytocin is secreted by the endocrine gland named………
a) pituitary gland
b) thyroid gland
c) parathyroid gland
d) adrenal gland
Explanation: in pituitary gland, it is secreted from posterior lobe of pituitary
Deficiency of vasopressin or ADH by the pituitary gland leads to a disorder in which the patient’s
kidneys have lessened ability to absorb water is ……..
a) diabetes mellitus
b) diabetes insipidus
c) goiter
d) exophthalmic goiter
Explanation: patient continuously drinks frequent water and urinates upto 27 litter urine
The function/s of oxytocin is/are to……
a) cause the uterus to contract
b) induce labor
c) stimulate the release of milk from the mother’s mammary glands when her baby is nursing
d) all of these
In humans, MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone)………..
a) regulates primary skin color
b) causes the thyroid to produce thyroxin
c) governs the rate of tanning
d) concentration is very low
