Androgenic steroids in females are secreted by:
1. pineal gland
2. Testes
3. Adrenal cortex
4. Hypothalamus

Which one of the following pairs of organs includes only the endocrine glands?

1. Parathyroid and adrenal

2. Pancreas and parathyroid

3. Thymus and testes

4. Adrenal and ovary

Assertion             :       Aldosterone increases the volume of blood and other extracellular fluids.

Reason     :     The secretion of aldosterone is stimulated by a fall in the circulating volume of blood.

Assertion  :     Adrenal cortex can be removed without causing death.          

Reason     :     Adrenal cortex is not vital for survival.

Assertion   :       A tumor of adrenal cortex may cause addison’s disease.

Reason      :       This happens due to over secretion of cortisol by the tumor.

Which of the following is incorrect about the adrenal gland

1. Located on the posterior part of the kidney

2. located on anterior part of the kidney

3. 2 in number

4. composed of 2 types of tissues

Which of the following hormone is secreted by the adrenal cortex?

1. Adrenaline

2. Non- adrenaline

3. Catecholamines

4. None of these

Which of the following is the inner layer of the adrenal cortex?

1. Zona glomerulosa

2. Zona reticularis

3. Zona fasciculata

4. Adrenal medulla

Which of the following is the outermost layer of the adrenal cortex?

1. Zona glomerulosa

2. Zona reticularis

3. Zona fasciculata

4. Adrenal medulla

All the hormones of the adrenal cortex are known as

1. Catecholamines

2. Corticoids

3. Cortisol

4. Both 1 and 2