MCQs of Physiology – Endocrinology

In conn’s disease, there is an excess of:

Which of the following hormones is released from the posterior pituitary?

In children, hypothyroidism causes

Which of the following is associated with a low concentration of ionized calcium in the serum?

Which hormone is released when serum calcium decreases

A phaeochromocytoma is a tumour of the:

Due fear which of the following hormones increases rapidly :

Aldosterone

Deficiency of cortisol causes:

Vasoperssion is synthesized in the:

A child with stunted growth with a stuffed – belly , and short stature with mental retardation is suffering from the deficiency of which of the following:

Trousseau’s sign and chovstek’s sings are positive in:

Which hormone , together with the catecholamines enhances the tone of vascular smooth muscle and assists in elevating blood pressure?

Iodine is primarily important in the biochemical synthesis of:

Function of ADH is:

Changes in biological activity occurring daily are referred as _______ rhythm:

Calcitonin is released by :

Bone metabolism is controlled by :

Which of the following hormones does not affect growth?

Which of the following results due to excessive parathormone secretion

Which of the following hormones exerts the least effect on calcium metabolism of bone tissue ?

Hormones, which stimulate spermatogenesis, are :

Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones is primarily under inhibitory control of hypothalamus .

Aldosterohne production is controlled by :

Low calcium level will cause:

The hormone whose deficiency causes diabetes insipidus is released from which nucleus of pituitary

Endocrine disorder is the primary cause of:

The decreased phosphate level seen in hyper parathyroidism is due to :

Enzymes, which play an important role in calcification are:

The primary effect of calcitonin is:

Adrenal gland has two parts; cortex and medulla. Which of the following is correct

Adrenaline used for controlling of bleeding during surgery may result in:

A diet deficient in calcium will result in:

The blood glucose level in diabetes mellitus is decreased by removal of the:

Excess of cortisol causes:

Posterior pituitary insufficiency leads to:

Glucocorticoids have all the following actions except:

Which of the following is called hunger hormone

Negative BMR is observed with :

Which of the following hormones increase the sensitivity of heart to epinephrine:

The receptors for parathyroid hormone are present in:

Thyroxine causes all the following except:

Glucagon is secreted by :

Which hormone does not have corresponding release hormone produced in pituitary ?

Endocrine glands that are not influenced by the pituitary gland include the:

The hormone , which stimulates uterus contraction and lets down milk, is:

The hormone having the maximum effect on granulation wound healing is:

The primary site of action of antidiuretic hormone is on the:

Which of these following is not an effect of insulin?

Features of hypothyroidism does not include:

All the following hormones bind to cell surface receptors of the target tissues EXCEPT

Hormone released during increased stress is:

Acromegaly is a disorder of:

Which of the following statements about the action of the somatomedin is true?

Steroid hormones are believed to enter target cells via:

The supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus is believed to control secretion of which of the following hormones ?

Epinephrine is most closely related in structure to :

Glucocorticoids decrease inflammatory reaction by reducing:

Contraceptive action of combined pill is mainly due to:

The following hormones increase the blood glucose level except:

All the following hormones are secreted by adrenal cortex except:

Thereabsorption of sodium chloride in kidneys is controlled by the hormones:

Progesterone production in the ovary is primarily by:

Ovulation is associated with sudden rise in

In thyrotoxicosis , there is:

Not true about T3 and T4 is:

The catecholamines secreted by adrenal medulla:

Menopausal hormonal relations are:

Regarding myxoedema the following are true except:

Reverse T3 is:

Human chorionic gonadotrophin hormone ( HCG):

FSH is secreted by:

Which is false regarding insulin:

IN the adrenal gland, androgens are produced by the cells in the:

All are seen in Cushing ‘s syndrome except:

Cortisol levels are maximum during:

Cortisol:

Oxytocin causes all accept:

Not a glycoprotein:

Following are local hormones except:

Insulin facilitates glucose uptake in:

Noradrenaline is differentiated from adrenaline by increasing:

Hypercalcameia associated with malignancy is most often mediated by :

A child is below the third percentile for height. Growth velocity is normal, but chronologic age is more than skeletal age. The most likely diagnosis is:

Hypothyroidism should be treated with daily administration of which of the following thyroid hormone preparations?

Blood coagulation is impaired in

All of the following are adverse effects of long- term corticosteroids EXCEPT:

All of the following hormones have cell surface receptors except:

Which amongst the following is the gold standard for demonstrating hcG

Osteoclasts are inhibited / modified and regulated by:

Which one of the following is a precursor of both gonadal and adrenocortical hormones

following are the features of cretinism, except

Inhibit b hormone has effect on

Paneth cells secrete which of the following?

Glucose tolerance test is usually done to assess:

Tetany is characterised by :

Which of the following hormones act via cAMP?

The effect which is seen due to decrease in serum calcium concentration is

Insulin increases the activity of

The most significant immediate result of lowered serum calcium is

Hyperthyroidism can e caused by

Hormone responsible for milk ejection :

Hormones FSH & LH of anterior pituitary gland acts on

Aldosterone secretion is increased when there is a fall in

Removal of parathyroid gland produces the following changes EXCEPT

Fertilized ovum usually gets attached to the uterus wall in :