Quiz: How Much You Know About Endocrine Gland In Vertebrates?

Questions : 6 | Total Attempts: 430 | Recent Updated: 26-Apr-2020
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Endocrine glands are ductless gland and their secretion is called hormones. These hormones are transported to the target through blood.They act as chemical messenger that bring about chemical coordination of the variation parts of the body. The chief endocrine glands of vertebrates are: Cranial, Thoracic, Abdominal ans sexual/Gonadal. Pituitary gland is a small gland attached to the hypothalamus by a stalk. It lies in a depression called sella turcica. Thyroid gland is the largest gland , made up of two lobes, connected together by a transverse tissue band called isthmus. Parathyroid gland is located behind the thyroid gland. Pancrease is a heterocrine gland. Adrenal gland is a yellowish, paired gland present on the top of the kidney. So, take this quiz and increase your knowledge about the endocrine gland in vertebrates.

Questions Excerpt


1. Which hormone converts glucose to glycogen?

A. Glucagon

B. Insulin

C. Thymosine

D. Cortisol

2. In dog fish, parathyroid is ....

A. 4 lobed

B. 3 lobed

C. 2 lobed

D. Absent

3. Which gland in mammals is lying in the sella turcica of skull?

A. Pineal

B. Hypothalamus

C. Pituitary

D. Adrenal

4. Which of the following produces melanocyte stimulating hormone ?

A. Anterior pituitary

B. Intermediate lobe

C. Posterior pituitary

D. Adrenal cortex

5. Hormone produced by alpha cells of islet of Langerhans is ....

A. Insulin

B. Glucagon

C. Somatostatin

D. Secretin

6. Hyposecretion of thyroxine causes...

A. Goitre

B. Exopthalmia

C. Myxoedema

D. Diabetes mellitus

 

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