The Glucocorticoids(Cortisol)

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Name the disease caused by

hyposecretion of adrenal glands

Q.

Which one of the following items gives its correct total number?

1. Types of diabetes$–3$

2. Amino acids found in proteins $–16$

3. Floating ribs in humans $–4$

4. Cervical vertebrae in humans $–8$

Q.

Which of the following hormones has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic attributes?

1. Noradrenaline

2. Adrenaline

3. Aldosterone

4. Cortisol

Q.

___ hormone has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic attributes.

1. Adrenalin

2. Glucagon

3. Thyroxine

4. Cortisol

Q. Which of the following hormones is/are secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress and promotes the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate substrates?

1. Glucocorticoids
2. ACTH
3. Insulin
4. Glucagon

Q. Which of the following hormones is (are) secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress and promotes the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate substrates?

1. Glucagon
2. Glucocorticoids
3. Insulin
4. ACTH

Q. The hormone is a glucocorticoid while is a mineralocorticoid hormone.

1. calcitonin
2. cortisol
3. aldosterone
4. adrenaline

Q.

The major function of cortisone is

1. Reduces inflammation

2. Brain development

3. Homeostasis

4. Regulation of water balance

Q.

Is atrial natriuretic peptide a hormone?

Q. Give one difference between each of the following.
(i) Ventricular systole and ventricular diastole
(ii) Sertoli and spermatids
(iii) Dwarfism and cretinism
(iv) Antibodies and interferons
(v) Glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids

Q.

Cushings syndrome results from:

1. Hypersecretion of aldosterone

2. Hyposecretion of cortisol

3. Hyposecretion of aldosterone

4. Hypersedetion of cortisol

Q.

Which hormone is responsible for adapting the body to stresses like extreme heat and cold?

1. Glucocorticoids

2. Thyroxine

3. Melatonin

4. Mineralocorticoids

Q.

Is cortisol a glucocorticoid?

Q.

Which of the following hormones is (are) secreted by the adrenal glands in response to stress and promotes gluconeogenesis from non-carbohydrate substrates?

1. Glucagon

2. Glucocorticoids

3. ACTH

4. Insulin

Q. A person was detected to have a tumor in the adrenal cortex. He was found to have high blood glucose and also glucose was detected in his urine samples. In addition the doctor observed purple streaks on the abdominal wall. Which disease is he most likely suffering from?

1. Cushing's syndrome
2. Adrenal virilism
3. Aldosteronism
4. Cretinism

Q.

What is the difference between ACE and ARB drugs?

Q.

The major function of cortisone is

1. Regulation of water balance

2. Homeostasis

3. Reduces inflammation

4. Brain development

Q.

Cortisol can be given in which of the following conditions?

(i) As an immunosuppressant in organ transplant surgeries

(ii) As an anti-inflammatory drug in uncontrolled inflammation

(iii) As a supplementation for hypothyroidism

(iv) As an anti-diuretic in diabetes

1. i and ii

2. ii and iii

3. iii and iv

4. iv and i

Q. 2 categories of hormones secreted by adrenal cortex

Q.

Which of the following is not a function of cortisol?

1. Calcium metabolism

2. Gluconeogenesis

3. Erythropoiesis

4. Immunosuppressant

Q. what is the reason that glucocorticoids are anti inflammtory in nature ?