SLENDO QUIZ 2025

These 2 English physiologists identified the first hormone in 1902. What was it?

• Glucagon

• Secretin

• Insulin

• Cortisol

Which of the following physicians made the first accurate description of diabetes, coining the term diabetes..?

• Indian surgeon Sushruta in 5th century BC

• Chinese physician Chang Chung-Ching (ca. 160-ca. 219)

• Arabo-islamic physician Avicenna (980-1037) in 11thcentury AD

• Aretaeus of Cappadocia, in 2nd century AD

The herbal origin of most widely used oral hypoglycaemic agent to date, Metformin was Galega officinalis. What was the chemical compound extracted from these plants?

• L-proline

• Guanidine

• Sulfonamide

• Papain

What is the first approved GLP-1 based medicine that was structurally similar to the peptide found in the saliva of this Lizard?

• Semaglutide

• Liraglutide

• Exenatide

• Lixisenatide

What was the discovery in endocrinology that led to this Nobel prize win?

• 1. 1. Hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects

• 2. Growth hormone structure and biological effects

• 4. 3. Discovery of insulin

• 4. 4. Discovery of thyroid hormone structure and biological effects

The chemical Phlorizin came from the root bark of this tree, was the starting point of development of this widely used medication in management of Type 2 Diabetes. What is it?

• Metformin

• Empagliflozin

• Dulaglutide

• Pioglitazone

Which animal’s thyroid extract was first used as thyroid replacement therapy?

• Dog

• Sheep

• Horse

• Rat

These famous people were diagnosed to have the same endocrine condition. What was it?

• Grave’s disease

• Addison’s disease

• Acromegaly

• Hypopituitarism

This celebrated British Novelist was believed to have died of an endocrine condition. What was it?

• Sheehan syndrome

• Addison’s disease

• Myxedema coma

• Pituitary apoplexy

What endocrine cancer caused the death of the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc.?

• Metastatic pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumour

• Metastatic adrenocortical cancer

• Malignant phaeochromocytoma

• Metastatic follicular thyroid cancer