Medical Mcqs

Thyroxine causes all the following except______________?

(A) Decreased cell metabolism

(B) Increased oxygen consumption

(C) Increased pulmonary ventilation

(D) Increased basal metabolism

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A phaeochromocytoma is a tumour of the____________?

(A) Adrenal cortex

(B) Parathyroids

(C) Pituitary

(D) None of the above

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Aldosterone______________?

(A) Increases reabsorption of sodium

(B) Increases exceretion of potassium

(C) Increases retention of sodium

(D) Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

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Vasopressin is synthesized in the_____________?

(A) Anterior pituitary

(B) Hypothalamus

(C) Juxtaglomerular apparatus

(D) Vasomotor center

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Trousseau’s sign and chovstek’s sings are positive in___________?

(A) Hyperparathyroidism

(B) Hypothyroidism

(C) Hypoparathyroidism

(D) Hyperthyroidism

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Iodine is primarily important in the biochemical synthesis of______________?

(A) ACTH

(B) Thyroxine

(C) Adrenaline

(D) Calcitonin

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Changes in biological activity occurring daily are referred as _________ rhythm?

(A) Circadian

(B) Circa triginatan

(C) Circa sestin

(D) Circannual

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Bone metabolism is controlled by ____________?

(A) Vit – D & Calcium

(B) Parathormone

(C) Calcitonin

(D) All of the above

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Which of the following results due to excessive parathormone secretion_______________?

(A) Increased excretion of phosphates

(B) Increased serum calcium

(C) Decrease excretion of calcium

(D) Increase excretion of calcium

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