A: Diabetes insipidus is marked by excessive urination and too much thirst for water.
R: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is released by the posterior lobe of pituitary gland.
A: Insulin is not given orally.
R: Insulin hormone is lipid soluble and directly enters inside the cell membrane.
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A: Chorionic gonadotropin prevents the corpus luteum from involuting.
R: It has properties similar to luteinizing hormones.
A: Thyroxine shows calorigenic effect.
R: Thyroxine increases catabolism, produces energy and increases body temperature.
A: Inhibin is secreted by the corpus luteum.
R: They inhibit the FSH and GnRH production.
A: Our body secretes adrenaline in intense cold.
R: Adrenaline raises metabolic rate.
A: Occasionally mammary glands are functional in males and the condition is called gynaecomastia.
R: Decreased testosterone in later life may also lead to gynaecomastia. It is usually due to perturbation of estrogen to androgen ratio.
A: Prolactin is unique among the pituitary hormones as it is under predominant inhibitory control of hypothalamus.
R: The controlling agent is neurotransmitter dopamine produced by tuberoinfundibular neurons.
A: Ethanol is a diuretic agent.
R: It inhibits vasopressin secretion.
A: Oxytocin stimulates contraction of uterine muscles during birth and initiates ejection of milk.
R: It is synthesized in the posterior lobe of pituitary.
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