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Endocrine System MCQ Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following hormones play key regulatory roles in the body's long-term response to stress?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cortisol (glucocorticoid), hGH (growth), and thyroid hormones sustain long-term stress responses energy mobilization, repair, metabolism unlike insulin/glucagon (short-term glucose), aldosterone (electrolytes), PTH/calcitonin (calcium). This triad distinguishes chronic stress adaptation, vital for survival, contrasting with acute or unrelated regulators.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following diseases result when the cells marked in the histology image are destroyed by the immune system?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pancreatic beta cell destruction (likely marked) causes type 1 diabetes (insulin loss), not Cushing's (pituitary), Addison's (adrenal), acromegaly (GH), or diabetes insipidus (ADH). This distinguishes autoimmune diabetes, critical for glucose control, contrasting with adrenal or pituitary disorders.
Question 3 of 5
All prostaglandins are derived from a 20-carbon precursor molecule called
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
All the following hormones are produced and secreted by the ovaries EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
When a hormone acts on a neighbouring cell, it is said to be a?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.