Hormones Short Questions and Answers

41 Name the hormone which is synthesized from histidine amino acid?

[A] Histamine

[B] Epinephrine

[C] Norepinephrine

[D] Dopamine

Answer: Histamine

42 Which of the is a fat soluble hormone?

[A] Amine hormone

[B] Peptide hormone

[C] Thyroid hormone

[D] Protein hormone

Answer: Thyroid hormone

43 What is the precursor of steroid hormone?

[A] Protein

[B] Cholesterol

[C] Carbohydrate

[D] Lipid

Answer: Cholesterol

44 Mark the one, which is NOT the precursor of the hormone?

[A] Amino acids

[B] Cholesterol

[C] Phospholipids

[D] Proteins

Answer: Proteins

45 Which of this statement is INCORRECT regarding the function of hormones?

[A] Reproduction and sexual differentiation

[B] Maintenance of internal environment

[C] Maintain body temperature

[D] Development and growth

Answer: Maintain body temperature

46 Which if the following gland which can be classified as an endocrine and an exocrine gland?

[A] Thyroid

[B] Thymus

[C] Pancreas

[D] Pituitary

Answer: Pancreas

47 Which of these hormones is made by the posterior pituitary?

[A] FSH

[B] LH

[C] ACTH

[D] ADH

Answer: ADH

48 Which gland controls basal metabolic rate (BMR)?

[A] Thyroid

[B] Parathyroid

[C] Testes

[D] Pancreas

Answer: Thyroid

49 Which hormones of the adrenal glands supplement the sex hormones from the gonads?

[A] Mineralocorticoids, such as aldosterone

[B] Glucocorticoids, such as cortisol

[C] Gnadocorticoids, such as the androgens

[D] Epinephrine and norepinephrine

Answer: Gnadocorticoids, such as the androgens

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