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WorksheetsHormones and Their Functions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
Hypothalamo-hypophyseal tract connects?
Hypothalamus to anterior pituitary
Hypothalamus to posterior pituitary
Thalamus to hypothalamus
Hypothalamus to cortex
Hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal circulation connects?
Hypothalamus to anterior pituitary
Hypothalamus to posterior pituitary
Thalamus to cortex
Hypothalamus to cerebellum
In Acromegaly, which hormone is in excess?
Cortisol
GH
Prolactin
Insulin
Acromegaly is characterized by?
Hypoglycemia
Hyperglycemia
Small stature
Weight loss
Common cause of Acromegaly?
Adrenal tumor
Pituitary adenoma
Thyroid adenoma
Pancreatic tumor
Hormone increasing blood calcium?
Calcitonin
Parathyroid hormone
Insulin
Glucagon
Which hormone increases protein synthesis?
Insulin
Glucagon
Cortisol
Thyroxine
Cortisol increases blood glucose by?
Increasing gluconeogenesis
Increasing insulin
Decreasing glycogenolysis
Stimulating pancreas
Which hormone is diabetogenic?
Insulin
Growth hormone
TSH
ADH
Main anti-inflammatory hormone?
Glucagon
Cortisol
Prolactin
Insulin
