The ruptured follicles produce one of the following:

A. Progesterone
B. Antidiuretic hormone
C. Prolactin
D. Vasopressin

The detection of vibrations of the ground by terrestrial vertebrates is probably achieved by receptors in the:

A. Brain
B. Spinal cord
C. Joints
D. Skin

A discrete group of cells that makes specific chemical compounds is:

A. Endocrine glands
B. Ductless glands
C. Epilepsy
D. both a & b

One of the followings produces higher levels of secretions during periods of rapid growth and sexual maturation and in stress situations such as cold hunger:

A. Thyroid gland
B. Pancreas
C. Parathyroids
D. Adrenals

Which of the followings promotes breakdown of glycogen in muscles and live?

A. Insulin
B. Glucagon
C. Prolactin
D. Oxytocin

One of the following leads to gigantism if produced in excess during early life of a human being:

A. Gonadotrophic hormone
B. Thyroid stimulating hormone
C. Somatotropin(STH)
D. Adrenocorticotrophic hormone

Touch receptors are more numerous in the:

A. Finger tips
B. Skin of the neck
C. Skin of the abdomen
D. Evenly distributed throughout the body

It conducts signals to and from the brain and controls reflex activities:

A. Spinal cord
B. Sensory neurons
C. Motor neurons
D. Diffused nervous system

Which of the following is homeostatic in function?

A. Chemical coordination
B. Nervous coordination
C. Both a & b
D. None of these

A hormone whose over secretion in pregnancy stimulates melanocytes in skin to produce brown pigment melanin which darkness the skin is produced by:

A. Anterior pituitary lobe
B. Median pituitary lobe
C. Posterior lobe
D. Both a & b