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ENDOCRINE GLAND

📆 November 6, 2024

Total Questions: 34

1. What disease is caused by insulin deficiency? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.01.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Diabetes Mellitus
Solution:Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates blood sugar levels. When the body doesn't produce enough insulin (Type 1 Diabetes) or can't effectively use the insulin it produces (Type 2 Diabetes), blood glucose levels rise, leading to Diabetes Mellitus.

2. Which of the following is NOT a water or hygiene related disease? [S.S.C. Online C.H.S.L. (T-I) 16.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Diabetes
Solution:Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates blood sugar levels. When the body doesn't produce enough insulin (Type 1 Diabetes) or can't effectively use the insulin it produces (Type 2 Diabetes), blood glucose levels rise, leading to Diabetes Mellitus.

3. Which is the largest gland in human body? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 8.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Liver
Solution:Liver is the largest gland in the human body. It is large, reddish-brown organ that lies on the right side of the belly weighing about 3 pounds. It is situated on the right side of the abdomen. It secretes many hormones to regulate the organs as well as the other glands, therefore is considered to be a master gland.

4. Which of the following is also known as the Biochemical Laboratory of the Human Body? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 21.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Liver
Solution:The liver performs thousands of biochemical reactions, including metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, detoxification of drugs and toxins, synthesis of plasma proteins, and production of bile. Its extensive metabolic role earns it the nickname "Biochemical Laboratory."

5. Which gland secretes bile, a digestive fluid? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 30.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Liver
Solution:Liver is considered as the biochemical laboratory of the human body. It synthesizes and secretes at least four important hormones and has a wide range of functions, including detoxification of various metabolites, protein synthesis, and the production of biochemical’s necessary for digestion. It is tied to all bodily processes because it is responsible for filtration of all incoming foods and fluids. Some of the most important functions (among 500 functions carried out by it) are—
  • Metabolizes proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, thus providing energy and nutrients
  • Stores vitamins, minerals, and sugars
  • Filters the blood and helps remove harmful chemicals and bacteria
  • Creates bile which breaks down fats Helps to assimilate and store fat soluble vitamins (A, E, D, K); etc.

6. Which human body part can well be called the “chemical factory” of our body? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 12.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Liver
Solution:Liver is considered as the biochemical laboratory of the human body. It synthesizes and secretes at least four important hormones and has a wide range of functions, including detoxification of various metabolites, protein synthesis, and the production of biochemical’s necessary for digestion. It is tied to all bodily processes because it is responsible for filtration of all incoming foods and fluids. Some of the most important functions (among 500 functions carried out by it) are—
  • Metabolizes proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, thus providing energy and nutrients
  • Stores vitamins, minerals, and sugars
  • Filters the blood and helps remove harmful chemicals and bacteria
  • Creates bile which breaks down fats Helps to assimilate and store fat soluble vitamins (A, E, D, K); etc.

7. Which of the following glands/organs in the human body secretes bile juice? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 06.07.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Liver
Solution:The liver is the gland/organ in the human body that secretes bile juice.

8. Which is the second largest gland of Human body? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Pancreas
Solution:The pancreas is the second largest gland in the human body and plays an important part in the digestive process. It is responsible for the production of insulin and it secretes pancreatic juice into duodenum. Liver is the largest gland in human body.

9. The largest gland of the human body is _____ . [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Liver
Solution:Liver is the largest gland in the human body. It is large, reddish-brown organ that lies on the right side of the belly weighing about 3 pounds. It is situated on the right side of the abdomen. It secretes many hormones to regulate the organs as well as the other glands, therefore is considered to be a master gland.

10. Which hormone leads to the expulsion of milk from the breast during suckling? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Oxytocin
Solution:The two primary hormones that are needed for lactation are prolactin and oxytocin. Prolactin stimulates milk biosynthesis within the alveolar cells of the breast and oxytocin stimulates contraction of the myoepithelial cells that surround the alveoli, causing the milk to be ejected into the ducts leading to the breast.
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