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Hormones and Their Functions Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following hormones acts via intracellular receptors?

a)

Insulin

b)

Thyroxine

c)

Glucagon

d)

Adrenaline

2.

Which hormone uses cAMP as second messenger?

a)

Cortisol

b)

Thyroxine

c)

Glucagon

d)

Aldosterone

3.

Insulin is secreted by which cells of the pancreas?

a)

Alpha cells

b)

Beta cells

c)

Delta cells

d)

PP cells

4.

Which is a primary anabolic hormone?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Insulin

c)

Adrenaline

d)

Cortisol

5.

Which of the following increases gluconeogenesis?

a)

Insulin

b)

Glucagon

c)

Thyroxine

d)

Calcitonin

6.

Which hormone promotes glycogenesis?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Epinephrine

c)

Insulin

d)

Cortisol

7.

Androgens are synthesized mainly from which precursor?

a)

Progesterone

b)

Cholesterol

c)

Estrogen

d)

Testosterone

8.

Which enzyme is involved in conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone?

a)

CYP17A1

b)

CYP11B1

c)

CYP11A1

d)

5-alpha reductase

9.

Fed state is characterized by?

a)

Lipolysis

b)

Glycogenolysis

c)

Protein breakdown

d)

Glycogenesis

10.

During fasting, which hormone predominates?

a)

Insulin

b)

Thyroxine

c)

Glucagon

d)

Calcitonin

11.

Which of the following is a function of acetyl-CoA?

a)

Fatty acid oxidation

b)

Cholesterol synthesis

c)

Ketone body formation

d)

All of the above

12.

Which hormone increases calcium absorption from gut?

a)

Calcitonin

b)

Thyroxine

c)

Parathyroid hormone

d)

Oxytocin

13.

Which of the following is true about estrogen?

a)

Promotes spermatogenesis

b)

Increases bone resorption

c)

Has antioxidant effect

d)

Promotes secondary sexual characters in females

14.

Oxytocin primarily functions in?

a)

Blood glucose regulation

b)

Parturition and lactation

c)

Calcium metabolism

d)

Thyroid hormone release

15.

Thyroxine increases?

a)

Basal metabolic rate

b)

Plasma glucose only

c)

Calcium absorption only

d)

Ketone formation only

16.

Reverse transcriptase is used in?

a)

Protein synthesis

b)

DNA replication

c)

Complementary DNA synthesis

d)

RNA translation

17.

Monoclonal antibodies are produced by?

a)

Plasma cells

b)

Memory B cells

c)

Tumor cells

d)

Hybridoma cells

18.

Which hormone acts via tyrosine kinase receptor?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Adrenaline

c)

Insulin

d)

Cortisol

19.

Which of the following is NOT a peptide hormone?

a)

Oxytocin

b)

Glucagon

c)

Thyroxine

d)

FSH

20.

Which of the following is true about fasting state?

a)

Glycogenesis predominates

b)

Lipogenesis is enhanced

c)

Protein synthesis predominates

d)

Gluconeogenesis predominates