Insulin facilitates glucose uptake in____________?
(A) Kidney tubules
(B) Red blood cells
(C) Brain
(D) Skeletal muscle
Hypercalcemia associated with malignancy is most often mediated by _____________?
(A) Parathyroid hormone ( PTH)
(B) Parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrP)
(C) Interleukin – 6 ( IL- 6)
(D) Calcitonin
The hormone , which stimulates uterus contraction and lets down milk, is_____________?
(A) Progesterone
(B) Prolactin
(C) Prostaglandin
(D) Oxytocin
The primary site of action of antidiuretic hormone is on the_______________?
(A) Distal tubules and collecting ducts in the kidney
(B) Afferent arterioles of the glomeruli
(C) Thirst center in the hypothalamus
(D) Osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus
Features of hypothyroidism does not include______________?
(A) Obseity
(B) Hypertension
(C) High TSH levels
(D) Increased risk of infections
Hormone released during increased stress is_____________?
(A) Cortisol
(B) Thyroxine
(C) Growth hormone
(D) Somatostatin
Which of the following statements about the action of the somatomedin is true ?
(A) They inhibit protein synthesis
(B) They antagonize the effect of insulin
(C) They promote growth of bone and cartilage
(D) They mediated the local effects of Somatostatin
Steroid hormones are believed to enter target cells via_______________?
(A) Facilitated diffusion
(B) Carrier – mediated endocytosis
(C) Cholesterol lined pores in the plasma membrane
(D) Simple diffusion
Epinephrine is most closely related in structure to ____________________?
(A) Niacin
(B) Tyrosine
(C) Methionine
(D) Glycerol
Contraceptive action of combined pill is mainly due to_______________?
(A) Decrease in tubal motility
(B) Prevents the fertilization
(C) Prevents the implantation of fertilized egg
(D) Inhibits ovulation