A temporary endocrine gland in the human body is:

1. Corpus cardiacum

2. Corpus luteum

3. Corpus allatum

4. Pineal gland

GnRH, a hypothalamic hormone, needed in reproduction, acts on:

Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in adults does not cause further increase in height, because?

Changes in GnRH pulse frequency in females is controlled by circulating levels of:-

(1) estrogen and inhibin

(2) progesterone only

(3) progesterone and inhibin

(4) estrogen and progesterone

Which of the following pairs of hormones are not antagonistic (having opposite effects) to each other?

1. Insulin               Thyroid hormone

2. Aldosterone       Atrial Natriuretic Factor

3. Relaxin              Inhibin

4. Parathormone   Calcitonin

Which hormone stimulate the production of pancreatic juice and bicarbonate?

1. Angiotensin and epinephrine

2. Gastrin and insulin

3. Cholecystokinin and secretin

4. lnsulin and glucagon

Graves' disease is caused due to:

1. hyposecretion of thyroid gland

2. hypersecretion of thyroid gland

3. hyposecretion of adrenal gland

4. hypersecretion of adrenal gland

Name a peptide hormone which acts mainly on hepatocytes, adipocytes and enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilisation:

1. Insulin

2. Glucagon

3. Secretin

4. Gastrin

The posterior pituitary gland is not a 'true' endocrine gland because:

1. it is provided with a duct

2. it only stores and releases hormones

3. it is under the regulation of hypothalamus

4. it secretes enzymes