regarding insulin

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: α-adrenergic stimulation (e.g., norepinephrine) inhibits insulin secretion via α2-receptors, reducing glucose uptake in stress. Theophylline enhances insulin by increasing cAMP, not inhibits. Insulin's half-life is ~5-10 minutes, not 30. Somatostatin inhibits insulin, not stimulates. α-adrenergic inhibition distinguishes it, key to sympathetic-glucose balance, unlike cAMP, kinetics, or somatostatin errors.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Hormones regulate internal environment (e.g., ADH for water), metabolism (e.g., thyroxine), glandular secretions (e.g., TSH), and growth (e.g., GH), but they don't produce electrolytes ions like sodium or potassium are managed by kidneys or diet, not synthesized by hormones. 'Produces electrolytes' is incorrect as hormones modulate existing substances, not create them. This distinction highlights hormones' role as signaling molecules, not producers of biochemical raw materials, critical for understanding endocrine specificity versus metabolic processes.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary triggers gonadal secretion of progesterone (ovaries) and testosterone (testes), not TSH (thyroid), corticotropin (adrenals), MSH, or GH. LH's reproductive role distinguishes it, essential for sex hormone cycles, contrasting with metabolic or pigment regulators.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Aldosterone hyposecretion reduces sodium retention, lowering blood volume and pressure, leading to dehydration not heart rate, airway, oxygen, or pH changes directly. This distinguishes aldosterone's role in electrolyte balance, critical for hydration, contrasting with cardiovascular or acid-base regulators.

Correct Answer: C

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