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HORMONE METABOLISM- Part 12
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1 In hyperparathyroidism there is
(A) Hypocalcemia (B) Hypophophatemia
(C) Hypokalemia (D) Hyperkalemia
2. Insulin resistance is encountered in
(A) Addison’s disease (B) Hypothyroidism
(C) Hypopituctarism (D) Acromegaly
3. Richest source of prostaglandins in a
human male is
(A) Blood (B) Urine
(C) Semen (D) C.S.F.
4. One of the following is not used as a
second messenger by hormones:
(A) mRNA
(B) cAMP
(C) Calcium ions
(D) Myoinisotol 1, 4, 5 triphosphate
5. This pancreatic hormone increases the
blood-sugar level:
(A) Insulin
(B) Glucagon
(C) Pancreozymin
(D) Pancreatic polypeptide
6. Which one of the following statements is
fully correct?
(A) Hormones are needed in the diet
(B) Hormones can be elaborated only by
endocrine glands
(C) All the hormones enter the cells and perform
their function
(D) Hormones are substance synthesized in the
body in small quantities and control and
regulate metabolic events
7. T3 is
(A) Thyroxine
(B) Triodo thyronine
(C) Triodo tyrosine
(D) Reverse tri iodo thyronine
8. Whcih of the following hormone is a
peptide of less than ten amino acids?
(A) Insulin (B) Growth hormone
(C) Oxytocin (D) Parathyroid hormone
9. Tyrosine of thyroglobulin is acted upon
by ________ to give mono and diiodo
tyrosines.
(A) Potassium Iodide
(B) Iodine
(C) Iodide I
(D) Higher valency state of iodine (I+)
10. Whcih of the following hormone does not
activate adenylate cyclase?
(A) Epinephrine
(B) Glucagon
(C) Parathyroid hormone
(D) Insulin
11. Pheochromacytoma is a tumor of
(A) adrenal medulla
(B) bone
(C) head of Pancreas
(D) pituitary
12. Which one of the following statements is
incorrect?
(A) Insulin increases glucose phosphorylation
(B) Insulin increases glycolysis
(C) Insulin augments HMP shunt
(D) Insulin promotes gluconeogenesis
13. Which of one ring in the structure of the
following is aromatic?
(A) Androgens (B) Estrogens
(C) Cholesterol (D) Bile acids
14. Which of one of the following is not GUT
hormone?
(A) Motiline (B) Secretion
(C) Gastrin (D) Calcitonin
15. Which of the following hormones are
synthesized as prehormones
(A) Vasopressin and oxytocin
(B) Growth hormone and insulin
(C) Insulin and parathyroid hormone
(D) Insulin and Glucagon
16. This hormone has disulphide group:
(A) Glucagon (B) Insulin
(C) T4 (D) Epinephrine
17. The blood sugar raising action of the
hormone of suprarenal cortex is due to
(A) Glyconeogenesis
(B) Glycogenolysis
(C) Glucagon like activity
(D) due to inhibition of glomerular filtration of
glucose
18. Hyper insulinism can cause coma since
(A) The chief nutrient for the brain is glucose
(B) The chief nutrient for the heart is glucose
(C) The glucostatic role of the liver is damaged
(D) The kidneys are damaged
19. Which of the following property of
prostaglandins has been utilized by
chinicians in hospital for
(A) Inducing fever
(B) Causing inflammation
(C) Effecting smooth muscle contraction
(D) Disaggregation of spermatozoa
20. A major structural difference between
estrogens and androgens is the fact that
(A) The androgens are usually C21 steroids
(B) The estrogens are usually digitonin –
precipitable
(C) The androgens have an aromatic ring
(D) The estrogens have an aromatic ring
21. Alloxan can experimentally induce
diabetes mellitus due to
(A) Stimulation of α cells of the islets of langerhans
(B) Necrosis of the β cells of the islets
(C) Potentiation of insulinase activity
(D) Epinephrine like action
22. Which of the following alleviates asthma?
(A) PGE1 only (B) PGE1 and PGE2
(C) PGF2 (D) PGA
23. Thyroxine is derived from
(A) Tyrosine (B) Tyranine
(C) Taurine (D) Tryptaine
24. Adrneal cortical response is poor in
(A) Kwashiorkor (B) Marasmus
(C) Fatty liver (D) Atherosclerosis
25. Protein bound iodine in blood is present
to the extent of _______ / dL
(A) 3–8 mg (B) 4–8 mg
(C) 3–8 gm (D) 4–8 gm
26. Prostaglandins are
(A) C2 unsaturated acids
(B) C27 saturated alcohols
(C) C20 saturated acids
(D) C27 saturated alcohols
27. Which of tne of the following scientists
has not worked in the field of prostaglandins?
(A) Voneuler (B) Sultan Karim
(C) Andre robet (D) Kendal
28. The suffix number in the names of
prostaglandins gives the number of
(A) OH groups (B) Double bonds
(C) Acid groups (D) Ketoacids
29. One of the important functions of
prostacyclins is
(A) Inhibition of platelet aggregation
(B) Contraction of uterus
(C) Decrease of gastric secretion
(D) Relieving osthma
30. Vasopressin is also known as
(A) Antidiabetogenic hormone
(B) Antidiuretic hormone
(C) Somato
