MCQs

8 February 2024

MCQs with Comment Box

1. Which of the following best defines hormones?
(a) Nutrient chemicals acting as intercellular messengers
(b) Trace amounts of non-nutrient chemicals acting as intercellular messengers
(c) Nutrient chemicals released into the blood for intercellular communication
(d) Large quantities of non-nutrient chemicals released into the blood
2. What is the function of inhibiting hormones produced by the hypothalamus?
(a) Stimulating secretion of pituitary hormones
(b) Inhibiting secretion of pituitary hormones
(c) Regulating the synthesis of pituitary hormones
(d) Enhancing the release of pituitary hormones
3. Which hormone is responsible for stimulating the synthesis and release of gonadotrophins from the pituitary?
(a) Somatostatin
(b) Growth hormone
(c) Gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH)
(d) Oxytocin
4. The hormones oxytocin and vasopressin are synthesized by which gland?
(a) Adrenal cortex
(b) Thyroid gland
(c) Hypothalamus
(d) Pituitary gland
5. Excess secretion of growth hormone in adults can lead to which condition?
(a) Gigantism
(b) Pituitary dwarfism
(c) Acromegaly
(d) Diabetes insipidus
6. Which hormone regulates the growth of mammary glands and milk formation?
(a) Growth hormone
(b) Prolactin
(c) Thyroid stimulating hormone (