Human Endocrine System-2 MCQs : This section focuses on the "Human Endocrine System-2". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Human Endocrine System-2 skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Goiter is caused by ______
A. deficiency of calcium
B. surplus of iodine
C. deficiency of iodine
D. surplus of calcium
Question 2
Graves’ disease is caused by ______
A. hypothyroidism
B. hyperthyroidism
C. deficiency of vasopressin
D. deficiency of adrenaline
Question 3
Hypothyroidism causes _____
A. goiter
B. Addison’s disease
C. Graves’ disease
D. dwarfism
Question 4
Melatonin influences our defense capabilities. True or false?
A. True
B. False
Question 5
Thyroid gland contains ______
A. granules, collagen fibers
B. goblet cells, plasma
C. mast cells, matrix
D. follicles, stromal tissue
Question 6
What is the function of FSH in males?
A. Fight or flight response
B. Secretion of androgens
C. Synthesis of androgens
D. Regulation of spermatogenesis
Question 7
What is the function of MSH?
A. Formation of milk in females
B. Growth of mammary glands
C. Regulation of pigmentation
D. Stimulation of smooth muscle contraction
Question 8
What is the location of the pineal gland?
A. Dorsal side of forebrain
B. Ventral side of forebrain
C. Dorsal side of midbrain
D. Ventral side of midbrain
Question 9
Where does vasopressin act on in the kidneys?
A. Afferent arteriole
B. DCT
C. PCT
D. Efferent arteriole
Question 10
Which element is crucial for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland?
A. Potassium
B. Sulphur
C. Iodine
D. Calcium
Question 11
Which of these is not a function of gonadotropins in females?
A. Induction of ovulation
B. Maintenance of corpus luteum
C. Breakdown of corpus luteum
D. Development of ovarian follicles
Question 12
Which of these is not a function of melatonin?
A. Regulation of the diurnal cycle
B. Regulation of body temperature
C. Regulation of menstrual cycle
D. Regulation of bowel movements
Question 13
Which of these is not a function of oxytocin?
A. Stimulation of breastmilk production
B. Stimulation of smooth muscle contraction
C. Stimulation of uterine contraction at childbirth
D. Ejection of milk