PrepBharat

1. Select the incorrect statement from the following:
a) Neural system provides point to point rapid coordination among organs.
b) Neural coordination is fast.
c) Neural coordination is short-lived.
d) Nerve fibres innervates all the cells of body so cellular function be continuously regulated.

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2. Which system jointly coordinates and regulates the physiological functions in the body?
a) Nervous system
b) Endocrine system
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Excretory system

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3. Hormonal system is very important because
a) Neural coordination is fast
b) Nerve fibres do not innervate all the cells of body.
c) Neural system provides point to point coordination among organs.
d) Neural coordination is short-lived.

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4. Endocrine glands
a) Are ductless
b) Secrete hormones
c) Pour their secretion in blood
d) All of these

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5. Identify A to F in the given fi gure.

a) A–Hypothalamus, B–Pineal, C–Thymus, D–Adrenal, E–Pituitary, F–Thyroid and parathyroid
b) A–Pituitary, B–Pineal, C–Hypothalamus, D–Thyroid and parathyroid, E–Thymus, F–Adrenal
c) A–Thymus, B–Pituitary, C–Thyroid and parathyroid, D–Pineal, E–Hypothalamus, F–Adrenal
d) A–Pineal, B–Thyroid and parathyroid, C–Pituitary, D–Hypothalamus, E–Adrenal, F–Pineal

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6. Hormones are
a) Non-nutrient chemicals
b) Intercellular messengers
c) Produced in traces
d) All of these

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7. Select from the following the total number of endocrine glands:
Pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, thymus, gonads
a) 7
b) 8
c) 6
d) 5

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8. The following organs produce hormones except
a) GIT
b) Liver and kidney
c) heart
d) urinary bladder

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9. Hypothalamus contains several groups of neurosecretory cells called _________ which produce hormones.
a) Ganglion
b) Plexus
c) Nuclei
d) Astrocytes

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10. Hypothalamus is a part of
a) Forebrain
b) Mid-brain
c) Hindbrain
d) None of these

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