Hormones and Their Functions

Primary hormone secreted by adrenal cortex?

• Aldosterone

• Cortisol

• Adrenaline

• Insulin

Cortisol is regulated primarily by which hormone?

• TSH

• ACTH

• FSH

• LH

Which is NOT an action of cortisol?

• Gluconeogenesis

• Protein breakdown

• Immunosuppression

• Increased insulin secretion

Cortisol secretion is maximum at what time?

• Morning

• Evening

• Night

• Midnight

Hormones maintaining glucose during fasting?

• Insulin

• Cortisol

• Glucagon

• Adrenaline

Which hormone is NOT involved in glucose metabolism?

• Insulin

• Glucagon

• TSH

• Cortisol

Growth Hormone is secreted from?

• Posterior pituitary

• Anterior pituitary

• Thyroid gland

• Adrenal cortex

Growth hormone acts via?

• Somatomedins

• Catecholamines

• Glucocorticoids

• Insulin

Somatomedins are also known as?

• IGF-1 & IGF-2

• Insulin

• Cortisol

• Prolactin

IGF-1 is produced mainly by?

• Liver

• Pancreas

• Thyroid

• Muscle