The Thyroid Gland
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Select the answer which correctly matches the endocrine gland with the hormone it secretes and its function/deficiency symptom.
Thyroid gland – Thyroxine – Lack of iodine in diet results in goitre
Posterior pituitary – Growth hormone (GH) – Over secretion stimulates abnormal growth
Corpus luteum – Testosterone – Stimulates spermatogenesis
Anterior pituitary – Oxytocin – Stimulates uterus contraction during childbirth
- FSH, progesterone, estrogen
- Estrogen, FSH, progesterone
- FSH, estrogen, progesterone
- Estrogen progesterone, FSH
What is the difference between Gluconeogenesis and Glycogenesis?
- Adrenal cortex - Corticoids
- Adrenal medulla - Catecholamines
- Thymus - Thyroxine
- Parathyroid gland - PTH
Name the hormone that helps to increase the reabsorption of water from the kidney tubules.
Match the following:
Column I |
Column II |
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a |
T4 |
i |
Hypothalamus |
b |
PTH |
ii |
Thyroid |
c |
GnRH |
iii |
Pituitary |
d |
LH |
iv |
Parathyroid |
Which hormone stimulates the process of gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis?
- Testosterone
- Thyroxine
- Triiodothyronine
- Thyrocalcitonin
What Is Graves disease of the thyroid?
- Cretinism
- Goitre
- Myxoedema
- Exophthalmia
Name the hormone which would be released during the following situations: (a) a frightened person. (b) growth of a child to an adult. (c) development of caterpillar to moth. (d) development of tadpole to frog.
(i) a low metabolic rate, (ii) increase in body weight, (iii) tendency to retain water in tissues is
- Simple goiter
- Myxoedema
- Cretinism
- Hypothyroidism
Calcium plays a very important role in the formation of bones. Write on the role of endocrine glands and hormones responsible for maintainim calcium homeostasis.
Name an element required for the proper working of the thyroid.
- hypersecretion of thyroid hormone
- hyposecretion of thyroid hormone
- hypersecretion of parathormone
- hyposecretion of parathormone
I. Calcitonin regulates the metabolism of calcium
II. Oxytocin stimulates contraction of uterine muscles during birth
III. Grave's disease is caused by malfunctioning of adrenal gland.
IV. ADH stimulates absorption of water and increase the urine production.
- I and III are true, II and IV are false
- I and II are true, III and IV are false
- I and III are false, II and IV are true
- I, II and III are true, IV only false
The basal metabolic rates in body cells are regulated by
Parathyroid
Thyroid
Thymus
Pituitary
Write short notes on the functions of the following hormones,
(a) Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
(b) Thyroid hormones
(c) Thymosins
(d) Androgens
(e) Estrogens
(f) Insulin and Glucagon
- Cretinism
- Goitre
- Myxoedema
- Exophthalmia
Name the endocrine gland that produces calcitonin and mention the role played by this hormone.
Differentiate between the following pair according to what is given in the bracket. Acromegaly and cretinism (symptoms).
Effect of thyroxine on B.M.R is
Increases
Decreases
Uncertain
No effect
Cortisol is secreted from
(a) pancreas
(b) thyroid
(c) adrenal
(d) thymus
- Calcitonin
- Both thyroxine and calcitonin
- T3 and T4
- TSH
Which of the following statements are true/false?
I. Calcitonin regulates the metabolism of calcium.
II. Oxytocin stimulates contraction of uterine muscles during birth.
III. Graves disease is caused by the malfunctioning of adrenal gland.
IV. ADH stimulates absorption of water and increases the urine production.
I and III are true; II and IV are false
I and II are true; III and IV are false
I and IV are false; II and III are true
I, II and IV are true; only III is false
- parafollicular cells
- follicular cells
- isthmus
- none of the above
- parafollicular cells
- isthmus
- none of the above
- follicular cells
_____ is also known as voice box.
- Thyroid cartilage
- Cricoid cartilage
- Pretracheal fascia
- Articular cartilage
Consider the following hormones :
- Thyrotrophin Releasing Hormone (TRH)
- Thyroid stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Thyroxine (T4)
What is the correct sequence of the release of these hormones ?
1-2-3
2-1-3
2-3-1
1-3-2